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Oak Spinney - Broadleaved woodland

9 ha

📷 Andrew Abbott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

52.48720, -1.00762

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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

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route860 m
Named routeRef 6Length 860 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.7 km
Named routeRef 6Length 4.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route217 m
Named routeRef 6Length 217 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 6Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route103 m
Named routeRef 6Length 103 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bluebells in the wood

📷 Andrew Abbott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bluebells in the wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Gumley medieval settlement remains, rabbit warren and field systems, 600m south west of the Church of St HelenHistoric site1.9 km→✦Gumley medieval settlement remains and field systems, 620m south east of the Church of St HelenHistoric site2.1 km→✦Marston Trussell shrunken medieval village and moatHistoric site3 km→✦Knaptoft medieval settlement and manorial complex including church, three fishponds and windmill moundHistoric site4.9 km→✦Papillon HallHistoric site1.9 km→✦Pinslade moated grange, MowsleyHistoric site4.1 km→

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