Glade
← Back🌳 Broadleaved woodland

Oak Spinney - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeForagingInsects
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.52018, -1.17744

Open directionsv
Google Maps↗Driving directionsApple Maps↗Driving directionsWaze↗Live driving navigationGoogle Transit↗Bus, rail or tramApple Transit↗Bus, rail or tram

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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Ground-elder, White Dead-nettle, Hawthorn +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Golden Dot, Apple Leaf Miner, Hawthorn Parornix +55 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Golden Dot, Apple Leaf Miner, Hawthorn Parornix +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ground-elder, Horse-chestnut, Ivy +71 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ground-elder, Horse-chestnut, Ivy +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds; Birds — Kestrel, Song Thrush, Blackbird +4 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Lecidella elaeochroma, Common Orange Lichen, Sycamore Tarspot +1 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Lecidella elaeochroma, Common Orange Lichen, Sycamore Tarspot +1 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Bridleway V44Walking route
Named routeRef V44
🚴

Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 50Cycling route
Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route625 m
Named routeRef 6Length 625 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 50Length 1.4 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View towards Low Spinney Wind farm

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View towards Low Spinney Wind farm

1 / 21

Weather for this location

Next 14 days

Loading local forecast…

Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Victory ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Broughton Astley Leisure CentreUrban park3.4 km→✦Petlinge medieval settlement and manorial garden remains 90m west and 160m south east of All Saints' ChurchHistoric site3.7 km→🌱Leire Playing FieldUrban park4.3 km→🌱Oliver ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Oliver ParkUrban park4.6 km→

Own or manage this place?

Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.

Claim this page

How was your visit?

How useful was the information on this page?

id: 008d8e6f-7f52-4bea-9446-9eff8870fab7