Oak Spinney - Broadleaved woodland
11 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome11 ha
Getting here
52.49523, -1.19106
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
- 🌿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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
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14 signed routes nearby
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Route 6Cycling route▾
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Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 50Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km▾
Named routeRef 50Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route367 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 367 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km▾
Named routeRef 6Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
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Wildlife to spot
8,079 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,079 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds10 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Pochard · Shoveler · Wigeon · Yellow-legged Gull · Peregrine +5
- PochardAythya ferina
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- PintailAnas acuta
🐝Insects13 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Phytomyza glechomae · Golden Dot · Rondaniola bursaria · Phytomyza chaerophylli · Marble Gall Causer +8
- Phytomyza glechomaePhytomyza glechomae
- Golden DotStigmella aurella
- Rondaniola bursariaRondaniola bursaria
- Phytomyza chaerophylliPhytomyza chaerophylli
- Marble Gall CauserAndricus kollari f. agamic
- Helophilus pendulus
Lepraria incana s. lat. · Lecidella elaeochroma · Candlesnuff Fungus · Coesyn Melfed · Common Orange Lichen
- Lepraria incana s. lat.Lepraria incana s. lat.
- Lecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
- Coesyn MelfedFlammulina velutipes
- Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
🌿Plants4 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Ground-elder · Hop · Opium Poppy · Common Spotted-orchid
- Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
- HopHumulus lupulus
- Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,079 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds10 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Pochard · Shoveler · Wigeon · Yellow-legged Gull · Peregrine +5
- PochardAythya ferina
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- PintailAnas acuta
🐝Insects13 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Phytomyza glechomae · Golden Dot · Rondaniola bursaria · Phytomyza chaerophylli · Marble Gall Causer +8
- Phytomyza glechomaePhytomyza glechomae
- Golden DotStigmella aurella
- Rondaniola bursariaRondaniola bursaria
- Phytomyza chaerophylliPhytomyza chaerophylli
- Marble Gall CauserAndricus kollari f. agamic
- Helophilus pendulus
Lepraria incana s. lat. · Lecidella elaeochroma · Candlesnuff Fungus · Coesyn Melfed · Common Orange Lichen
- Lepraria incana s. lat.Lepraria incana s. lat.
- Lecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
- Coesyn MelfedFlammulina velutipes
- Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
🌿Plants4 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Ground-elder · Hop · Opium Poppy · Common Spotted-orchid
- Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
- HopHumulus lupulus
- Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus
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