Ash Spinney - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
Plan your visit
🌲Walks
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.54911, -1.15517
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
- 🐕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
- 🐕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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Blaby Village Heritage TrailWalking route▾
42 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 50Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network
Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Leicester 'Route 3'Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route57 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 57 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route17 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 17 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
15,120 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
15,120 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPheasant · Raven · Jackdaw · Chaffinch · Greenfinch +6
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Red Fox
🐝Insects74 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Hebrew Character · Common Quaker · Large Yellow Underwing · Lesser Yellow Underwing · Shuttle-shaped Dart +69
- Hebrew CharacterOrthosia gothica
- Common QuakerOrthosia cerasi
- Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025
- Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2025
- Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta2025
Blue Roundhead · False Chanterelle
- Blue RoundheadStropharia caerulea
- False ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiaca
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,120 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPheasant · Raven · Jackdaw · Chaffinch · Greenfinch +6
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Red Fox
🐝Insects74 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Hebrew Character · Common Quaker · Large Yellow Underwing · Lesser Yellow Underwing · Shuttle-shaped Dart +69
- Hebrew CharacterOrthosia gothica
- Common QuakerOrthosia cerasi
- Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025
- Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2025
- Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta2025
Blue Roundhead · False Chanterelle
- Blue RoundheadStropharia caerulea
- False ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiaca
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
