Johnstone Spinney - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.57530, -1.18923
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
Lowland fens priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bridleway V44Walking route▾
Named routeRef V44
Blaby Village Heritage TrailWalking route▾
64 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Leicester 'Route 3'Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route57 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 57 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route30 m▾
Named routeLength 30 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete
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Wildlife to spot
36,868 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
36,868 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJackdaw · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin +27
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RavenCorvus corax
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- TealAnas crecca
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Common GullLarus canus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
Rabbit · Common Shrew · Muntjac · Bank Vole · Hedgehog
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Common ShrewSorex araneus2025
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
🐝Insects64 species
springautumn
2026▾
Hebrew Character · Common Quaker · Large Yellow Underwing · Small Quaker · Lesser Yellow Underwing +59
- Hebrew CharacterOrthosia gothica
- Common QuakerOrthosia cerasi
- Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025
- Small QuakerOrthosia cruda
- Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2025
- Clouded DrabOrthosia incerta
Ruzenia spermoides
- Ruzenia spermoidesRuzenia spermoides
🌿Plants2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Lesser Celandine · Yarrow
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
36,868 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJackdaw · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin +27
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RavenCorvus corax
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- TealAnas crecca
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Common GullLarus canus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
Rabbit · Common Shrew · Muntjac · Bank Vole · Hedgehog
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Common ShrewSorex araneus2025
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2025
- Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
🐝Insects64 species
springautumn
2026▾
Hebrew Character · Common Quaker · Large Yellow Underwing · Small Quaker · Lesser Yellow Underwing +59
- Hebrew CharacterOrthosia gothica
- Common QuakerOrthosia cerasi
- Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025
- Small QuakerOrthosia cruda
- Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes2025
- Clouded DrabOrthosia incerta
Ruzenia spermoides
- Ruzenia spermoidesRuzenia spermoides
🌿Plants2 species
springsummer
2026▾
Lesser Celandine · Yarrow
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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