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Winterfield Spinney

4 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, Garlic Mustard +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Spear Thistle, Yarrow, Hawthorn +78 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Spear Thistle, Yarrow, Hawthorn +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Yellow Brain, Turkeytail, Flame Shield · last seen 2026; Fungi — Yellow Brain, Turkeytail, Flame Shield · last seen 2026

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Scarlet Tiger, Phytomyza glechomae, Bramble Blotch-miner +6 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Scarlet Tiger, Phytomyza glechomae, Bramble Blotch-miner +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km

From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury

Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 50Cycling route
Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route36 m
Named routeRef 50Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 50Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km
Named routeRef 50Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route51 m
Named routeLength 51 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route615 m
Named routeRef 50Length 615 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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