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Ash Pole Spinney

1 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.72206, -0.82587

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Kestrel
  • 🌿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
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Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Kestrel, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Kestrel, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, White Dead-nettle, Elder +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Small Tortoiseshell +106 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Small Tortoiseshell +106 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cleavers, Cow Parsley, Hawthorn +126 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Cleavers, Cow Parsley, Hawthorn +126 more · last seen 2024

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Violet Bramble Rust · last seen 2016; Fungi — Violet Bramble Rust · last seen 2016

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Jubilee Way (Leicestershire)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Oakham Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Grass field alongside Ash Pole Spinney

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Grass field alongside Ash Pole Spinney

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Site of St. Mary & St. Lazarus HospitalHistoric site3.8 km→✦STAPLEFORD HALLHistoric site4.1 km→✦St Mary and St Lazarus Hospital, moated site and two fishponds, Burton LazarsHistoric site3.8 km→🏞️BURROUGH HILLCountry park4 km→🌱Burrough Hill Country ParkUrban park4 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→

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