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Walker's Spinney

✦ Ancient woodland2 ha

📷 Chris Power · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.58129, -1.73084

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Lapwing +89 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Lapwing +89 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ragged-Robin · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Aphrophora alni, Physocephala rufipes, Marmalade Hoverfly +44 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Aphrophora alni, Physocephala rufipes, Marmalade Hoverfly +44 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Heart of England WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
The Tame Way- Canal RouteWalking route19 km

Explore the views, history and wildlife of the Tame Valley Wetlands. Stretching between Birmingham and Tamworth is an extraordinary hidden landscape on the doorstep of over 1 million people. Sister walk to a river walk also ending at Hopwas. Duration ~5h

Named routeRef TW-CLength 19 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
E2 hiking trail BirminghamWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
The Tame Way- River RouteWalking route29 km

Explore the views, history and wildlife of the Tame Valley Wetlands. Stretching between Birmingham and Tamworth is an extraordinary hidden landscape on the doorstep of over 1 million people. Sister walk to a canal walk also ending at Hopwas. Duration ~9h

Named routeRef TW-RLength 29 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Northern Warwickshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef Northern Warwickshire CyclewayRound tripRegional cycle route
[PROPOSED]Starley Regional Cycle NetworkCycling route804 km

Starley (TfWM) Regional Cycle Network (Proposed route)

Named routeRef Starley NetworkLength 804 kmRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route76 m
Named routeLength 76 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route335 m
Named routeLength 335 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route449 m
Named routeLength 449 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route554 m
Named routeLength 554 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Stables in Middleton

📷 Chris Power · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stables in Middleton

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Nearby places

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🏞️KINGSBURY WATER PARKCountry park3 km→🌱Kingsbury Water ParkUrban park3 km→🐄Drayton Manor ZooVisitor farm3.8 km→🐄Broomey Croft Children's FarmVisitor farm2.5 km→🐄Birds of PreyVisitor farm3.8 km→🦉DOSTHILL PARKNature reserve3.8 km→

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