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Brook Spinney - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.60130, -1.05265

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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

4 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 63Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route161 m
Named routeRef 63Length 161 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 63Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route332 m
Named routeRef 63Length 332 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woodland and farmland near Oadby

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland and farmland near Oadby

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉THE BOROUGH OF OADBY AND WIGSTON (BROCKS HILL COUNTRY PARK)Nature reserve2.6 km→🏞️BROCKS HILLCountry park2.6 km→🌱Brocks HillUrban park2.6 km→🌱Evington ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Evington ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Knighton ParkUrban park3.6 km→

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