Pop's Spinney - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
52.60018, -0.90913
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
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
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 64Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Rutland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route9.1 km▾
Named routeRef 63Length 9.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.9 km▾
Named routeRef 63Length 3.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km▾
Named routeRef 63Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Grassland and woodland near Rolleston
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Wildlife to spot
2,512 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,512 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds54 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Jackdaw · Dunnock · Blue Tit · Wren · Yellowhammer +49
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- TealAnas crecca
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BitternBotaurus stellaris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- CootFulica atra
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- MagpiePica pica
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
🦌Mammals1 species
winterspring
2025▾
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects8 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Earwig · Syrphus · Harlequin Ladybird · Broad-bodied Chaser · Common Blue Damselfly +3
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Beautiful Demoiselle
Stubble Rosegill · Glistening Inkcap · Coesyn Melfed · Armillaria · Fairy Inkcap
- Stubble RosegillVolvopluteus gloiocephalus
- Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus
- Coesyn MelfedFlammulina velutipes
- ArmillariaArmillaria
- Fairy InkcapCoprinellus disseminatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,512 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds54 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Jackdaw · Dunnock · Blue Tit · Wren · Yellowhammer +49
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- TealAnas crecca
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BitternBotaurus stellaris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- CootFulica atra
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- MagpiePica pica
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
🦌Mammals1 species
winterspring
2025▾
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects8 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Earwig · Syrphus · Harlequin Ladybird · Broad-bodied Chaser · Common Blue Damselfly +3
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Beautiful Demoiselle
Stubble Rosegill · Glistening Inkcap · Coesyn Melfed · Armillaria · Fairy Inkcap
- Stubble RosegillVolvopluteus gloiocephalus
- Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus
- Coesyn MelfedFlammulina velutipes
- ArmillariaArmillaria
- Fairy InkcapCoprinellus disseminatus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Calopteryx virgo
Calopteryx virgo
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