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Ash Spinney

1 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.59992, -1.01581

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hedge Woundwort, Lesser Celandine, Field Bindweed +22 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hedge Woundwort, Lesser Celandine, Field Bindweed +22 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Scathophaga stercoraria, Eristalis pertinax +39 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Scathophaga stercoraria, Eristalis pertinax +39 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Crystal Brain, Common Orange Lichen, Yellow Brain +3 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Crystal Brain, Common Orange Lichen, Yellow Brain +3 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bramble, Meadowsweet, Garlic Mustard +3 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 63Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 63Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route79 m
Named routeRef 63Length 79 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route521 m
Named routeRef 63Length 521 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route745 m
Named routeRef 63Length 745 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Crow Spinney near Little Stretton

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Crow Spinney near Little Stretton

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉THE BOROUGH OF OADBY AND WIGSTON (BROCKS HILL COUNTRY PARK)Nature reserve4.9 km→🌱Brocks HillUrban park4.9 km→🏞️BROCKS HILLCountry park4.9 km→🌱Fordview Play ParkUrban park2.8 km→🦉LUCAS MARSHNature reserve4.7 km→🌱Willowbrook ParkUrban park4.9 km→

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