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Sutton's Spinney - Woodland plantation

2 ha

📷 Andy F · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.30672, -1.28408

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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
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🐕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

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Wildlife

Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route234 km

Birmingham to Napton section

Named routeLength 234 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
Millennium Way (Warks)Walking route100 km

A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.

Named routeLength 100 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

29 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.9 km
Named routeRef 41Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2 km
Named routeRef 41Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route183 m
Named routeRef 41Length 183 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route204 m
Named routeRef 41Length 204 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route710 m
Named routeRef 41Length 710 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

House on the hill, Grandborough

📷 Andy F · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

House on the hill, Grandborough

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️DRAYCOTE WATERCountry park2.8 km→🌱Draycote Water Country ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Draycote Water Country ParkUrban park2.8 km→✦DUNCHURCH LODGEHistoric site3.5 km→✦BILTON GRANGEHistoric site4 km→✦Braunstonbury deserted medieval village, moat and fishpondHistoric site4.9 km→

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