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Beecham Spinney - Woodland plantation

5 ha

📷 David Stowell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

52.15332, -1.67959

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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

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Heart of England WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
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

47 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Stratford-IlmingtonCycling route
Named routeRef SILocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route9.2 km
Named routeRef 41Length 9.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route556 m
Named routeRef 41Length 556 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route60 m
Named routeRef 41Length 60 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Military building in Beecham Spinney

📷 David Stowell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Military building in Beecham Spinney

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Avonbank GardenUrban park4.3 km→✦ALSCOT PARKHistoric site1.3 km→🌱Stratford on Avon Golf ClubUrban park4.3 km→🌱Avonbank GardenUrban park4.3 km→🌱Bancroft GardensUrban park4.5 km→🌱The Great Gardens of New PlaceUrban park4.6 km→

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