Clark's Spinney - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.55698, -1.23150
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 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Footpath V51Walking route▾
Named routeRef V51
Bridleway V53Walking route▾
Named routeRef V53
Bridleway V29Walking route▾
Named routeRef V29
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Bridleway V44Walking route▾
Named routeRef V44
28 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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Junction on Coventry Road, Croft
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Wildlife to spot
25,755 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
25,755 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Robin · Kestrel · Little Egret · House Sparrow · Blackbird +24
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Muntjac · Mole · Badger · Otter · Rabbit +4
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- MoleTalpa europaea
- BadgerMeles meles
- OtterLutra lutra
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐝Insects47 species
winterspring
2026▾
Yellow-legged Mining Bee · Scarlet Tiger · Peacock · Limnephilus lunatus · Tawny Mining Bee +42
- Yellow-legged Mining BeeAndrena flavipes
- Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula
- PeacockAglais io
- Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
- Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
🍄Fungi16 species
springautumn
2026▾
Arum Rust · Entyloma ficariae · Lecanora stenotropa · Cladonia rangiformis · Peltigera hymenina +11
- Arum RustPuccinia sessilis
- Entyloma ficariaeEntyloma ficariae
- Lecanora stenotropaLecanora stenotropa
- Cladonia rangiformisCladonia rangiformis
- Peltigera hymeninaPeltigera hymenina
- Xanthoparmelia conspersaXanthoparmelia conspersa
Springbeauty · Cowslip · Common Stork's-bill · Coltsfoot · Sheep's Sorrel +32
- SpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliata
- CowslipPrimula veris
- Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
25,755 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Robin · Kestrel · Little Egret · House Sparrow · Blackbird +24
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Muntjac · Mole · Badger · Otter · Rabbit +4
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- MoleTalpa europaea
- BadgerMeles meles
- OtterLutra lutra
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐝Insects47 species
winterspring
2026▾
Yellow-legged Mining Bee · Scarlet Tiger · Peacock · Limnephilus lunatus · Tawny Mining Bee +42
- Yellow-legged Mining BeeAndrena flavipes
- Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula
- PeacockAglais io
- Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
- Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
🍄Fungi16 species
springautumn
2026▾
Arum Rust · Entyloma ficariae · Lecanora stenotropa · Cladonia rangiformis · Peltigera hymenina +11
- Arum RustPuccinia sessilis
- Entyloma ficariaeEntyloma ficariae
- Lecanora stenotropaLecanora stenotropa
- Cladonia rangiformisCladonia rangiformis
- Peltigera hymeninaPeltigera hymenina
- Xanthoparmelia conspersaXanthoparmelia conspersa
Springbeauty · Cowslip · Common Stork's-bill · Coltsfoot · Sheep's Sorrel +32
- SpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliata
- CowslipPrimula veris
- Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Rat
Brown Rat
Rattus norvegicus
Rattus norvegicus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensisGrey SquirrelSciurus carolinensisCommon Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Orius (Orius) laevigatusOrius (Orius) laevigatusOrius (Orius) laevigatusOrius (Orius) laevigatusGolden DotStigmella aurellaGolden DotStigmella aurellaMarble GallAndricus kollariMarble GallAndricus kollariCreeping Thistle LacebugTingis (Tingis) ampliataCreeping Thistle LacebugTingis (Tingis) ampliataEpiclerus panyasEpiclerus panyasEpiclerus panyasEpiclerus panyas22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctataCallitula bicolorCallitula bicolorCallitula bicolorCallitula bicolor7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataDrymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticusDrymus (Sylvadrymus) sylvaticusCallitula pyrrhogasterCallitula pyrrhogasterCallitula pyrrhogasterCallitula pyrrhogasterDemetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillusDemetrias atricapillusAchenium depressumAchenium depressumAchenium depressumAchenium depressum16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctataField Damsel BugNabis (Nabis) ferusField Damsel BugNabis (Nabis) ferusStenodema (Brachystira) calcarataStenodema (Brachystira) calcarataStenodema (Brachystira) calcarataStenodema (Brachystira) calcarataHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaAnthicus antherinusAnthicus antherinusAnthicus antherinusAnthicus antherinusRhyzobius lituraRhyzobius lituraRhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctataCommon PlumeEmmelina monodactylaCommon PlumeEmmelina monodactylaAngle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosaAngle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosaWhite-shouldered House-mothEndrosis sarcitrellaWhite-shouldered House-mothEndrosis sarcitrellaSilver FishLepisma saccharinumSilver FishLepisma saccharinumEupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata2025Eupteryx aurataEupteryx aurata2025Trioza urticaeTrioza urticae2025Trioza urticaeTrioza urticae2025Monaphis antennataMonaphis antennata2025Monaphis antennataMonaphis antennata2025Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2025Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2025Psammotettix confinisPsammotettix confinis2025Psammotettix confinisPsammotettix confinis2025Himacerus (Anaptus) majorHimacerus (Anaptus) major2025Himacerus (Anaptus) majorHimacerus (Anaptus) major2025Eupteryx urticaeEupteryx urticae2025Eupteryx urticaeEupteryx urticae2025Macrosteles viridigriseusMacrosteles viridigriseus2025Macrosteles viridigriseusMacrosteles viridigriseus2025Taphropeltus contractusTaphropeltus contractus2025Taphropeltus contractusTaphropeltus contractus2025Nysius senecionisNysius senecionis2025Nysius senecionisNysius senecionis2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Limnephilus auriculaLimnephilus auricula2025Limnephilus auriculaLimnephilus auricula2025Small WhitePieris rapae2025Small WhitePieris rapae2025Orange SwiftTriodia sylvina2025Orange SwiftTriodia sylvina2025Riband WaveIdaea aversata2025Riband WaveIdaea aversata2025Brithdegyll EddîogPanaeolus papilionaceusBrithdegyll EddîogPanaeolus papilionaceusPeltigera membranaceaPeltigera membranaceaPeltigera membranaceaPeltigera membranaceaCladonia chlorophaea s. lat.Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat.Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat.Cladonia chlorophaea s. lat.ParasolaParasolaParasolaParasolaPodosphaera fugaxPodosphaera fugaxPodosphaera fugaxPodosphaera fugaxHoney FungusArmillaria mellea2025Honey FungusArmillaria mellea2025Giant PolyporeMeripilus giganteus2025Giant PolyporeMeripilus giganteus2025Brown RollrimPaxillus involutus2025Brown RollrimPaxillus involutus2025Collared EarthstarGeastrum michelianum2025Collared EarthstarGeastrum michelianum2025Yellow StainerAgaricus xanthodermus2025Yellow StainerAgaricus xanthodermus2025BroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorBulrushTypha latifoliaBulrushTypha latifoliaCommon ReedPhragmites australisCommon ReedPhragmites australisWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumParsley-piertAphanes arvensisParsley-piertAphanes arvensisGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaMeadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulataMeadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulataSmall-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillumSmall-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillumBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataBifid CrestwortLophocolea bidentataPignutConopodium majusPignutConopodium majusNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumNeat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purumSubterranean CloverTrifolium subterraneumSubterranean CloverTrifolium subterraneumHoary RagwortJacobaea erucifoliaHoary RagwortJacobaea erucifoliaPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaWhite StonecropSedum albumWhite StonecropSedum albumBird's-footOrnithopus perpusillusBird's-footOrnithopus perpusillusBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisStinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidusStinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidusEvents & 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