Baldwin's Spinney - Woodland plantation
4 ha
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
52.48345, -1.28807
Open directionsv
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
- 🐴Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐴Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🐴Horse riding🥾Walking trails
Horse riding listed as facility
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
ACW Circular Walk 13Walking route▾
Named routeRef C13Listed length 12 kmLocal walking route
ACW Circular Walk 13A (short-cut for C13)Walking route▾
Named routeRef C13ALocal walking route
ACW Circular Walk 13C (an even shorter [4 mile total] short-cut route than route A, devised for use on the WWF 1-Jun-2006 event)Walking route▾
Named routeRef C13CLocal walking route
Bridleway V29Walking route▾
Named routeRef V29
Footpath V36Walking route▾
Named routeRef V36
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Wildlife to spot
5,215 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,215 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
springsummer
2026▾
Mute Swan · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch +26
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- CootFulica atra
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- MagpiePica pica2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Water Vole · Badger · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius2024
- BadgerMeles meles
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
Spindle Ermine · Leptura aurulenta · Common Oak Purple · Currant Gall Causer · Splayed Deerfly +31
- Spindle ErmineYponomeuta cagnagella
- Leptura aurulentaLeptura aurulenta
- Common Oak PurpleDyseriocrania subpurpurella
- Currant Gall CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. sexual
- Splayed DeerflyChrysops caecutiens2024
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Ganoderma · Oak Moss · Chicken Of The Woods · Common Orange Lichen
- GanodermaGanoderma
- Oak MossEvernia prunastri
- Chicken Of The WoodsLaetiporus sulphureus
- Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
Upright Hedge Bedstraw · Black Bryony · Spindle · Common Reed · Bluebell +52
- Upright Hedge BedstrawGalium album subsp. erectum2025
- Black BryonyTamus communis2025
- SpindleEuonymus europaeus2025
- Common ReedPhragmites australis
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025
- Small-leaved LimeTilia cordata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,215 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds31 species
springsummer
2026▾
Mute Swan · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch +26
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- CootFulica atra
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- MagpiePica pica2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Water Vole · Badger · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius2024
- BadgerMeles meles
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
Spindle Ermine · Leptura aurulenta · Common Oak Purple · Currant Gall Causer · Splayed Deerfly +31
- Spindle ErmineYponomeuta cagnagella
- Leptura aurulentaLeptura aurulenta
- Common Oak PurpleDyseriocrania subpurpurella
- Currant Gall CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. sexual
- Splayed DeerflyChrysops caecutiens2024
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Ganoderma · Oak Moss · Chicken Of The Woods · Common Orange Lichen
- GanodermaGanoderma
- Oak MossEvernia prunastri
- Chicken Of The WoodsLaetiporus sulphureus
- Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
Upright Hedge Bedstraw · Black Bryony · Spindle · Common Reed · Bluebell +52
- Upright Hedge BedstrawGalium album subsp. erectum2025
- Black BryonyTamus communis2025
- SpindleEuonymus europaeus2025
- Common ReedPhragmites australis
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025
- Small-leaved LimeTilia cordata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oak-apple Causer
Oak-apple Causer
Biorhiza pallida f. sexual
Biorhiza pallida f. sexual
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2025
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