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Holbrook Spinney - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha

📷 Dudley Miles · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.60556, -1.10705

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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
Parking· Free

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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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Blaby Village Heritage TrailWalking route
Named route
🚴

Cycling

139 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
Leicester 'Route 2'Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
West End WayCycling route
Named routeRef West End WayLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Knighton Spinney 1

📷 Dudley Miles · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Knighton Spinney 1

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Abbey ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Abbey ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Knighton ParkUrban park700 m→🏞️BROCKS HILLCountry park2.1 km→🌱Brocks HillUrban park2.2 km→🦉THE BOROUGH OF OADBY AND WIGSTON (BROCKS HILL COUNTRY PARK)Nature reserve2.3 km→

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