Limekiln Spinney - Broadleaved woodland
4 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
52.60464, -0.86544
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km▾
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
9 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 route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 63Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km▾
Named routeRef 63Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
4,816 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
4,816 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPheasant · Robin · Woodpigeon · Wren
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Badger · Muntjac · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Roe Deer +6
- BadgerMeles meles
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Oak Bush-cricket · Red Admiral · White-spot Sallow Dot +30
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- White-spot Sallow DotEctoedemia intimella
- Three-spot DotStigmella trimaculella
- Common Green Capsid
🍄Fungi3 species
springautumn
2026▾
Sarcoscypha · Elastic Saddle · Larch Disco
- SarcoscyphaSarcoscypha
- Elastic SaddleHelvella elastica2025
- Larch DiscoLachnellula occidentalis2025
Bush Vetch · Bristly Oxtongue · Red Bartsia · Brooklime
- Bush VetchVicia sepium
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
- Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
- BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,816 records · National Biodiversity NetworkPheasant · Robin · Woodpigeon · Wren
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Badger · Muntjac · Rabbit · Brown Hare · Roe Deer +6
- BadgerMeles meles
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Oak Bush-cricket · Red Admiral · White-spot Sallow Dot +30
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- White-spot Sallow DotEctoedemia intimella
- Three-spot DotStigmella trimaculella
- Common Green Capsid
🍄Fungi3 species
springautumn
2026▾
Sarcoscypha · Elastic Saddle · Larch Disco
- SarcoscyphaSarcoscypha
- Elastic SaddleHelvella elastica2025
- Larch DiscoLachnellula occidentalis2025
Bush Vetch · Bristly Oxtongue · Red Bartsia · Brooklime
- Bush VetchVicia sepium
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
- Red BartsiaOdontites vernus
- BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Fallow DeerDama damaFallow DeerDama damaRed DeerCervus elaphusRed DeerCervus elaphusHedgehogErinaceus europaeusHedgehogErinaceus europaeusWildcatFelis silvestrisWildcatFelis silvestrisLygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinus
Lygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinus
Opomyza florumOpomyza florumOpomyza florumOpomyza florumWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaWestern Honey BeeApis mellifera14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctataTree Damsel BugHimacerus (Himacerus) apterusTree Damsel BugHimacerus (Himacerus) apterusEmpicoris vagabundusEmpicoris vagabundusEmpicoris vagabundusEmpicoris vagabundusLarch LadybirdAphidecta obliterataLarch LadybirdAphidecta obliterataSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaSphaerophoriaPhaonia angelicaePhaonia angelicaePhaonia angelicaePhaonia angelicaeMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumSpeckled WoodPararge aegeriaSpeckled WoodPararge aegeriaRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesCommon Carder BeeBombus pascuorumCommon Carder BeeBombus pascuorumAradus depressusAradus depressusAradus depressusAradus depressus2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctataPinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinusOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusEmpis lividaEmpis lividaEmpis lividaEmpis lividaHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleUrophora carduiUrophora carduiUrophora carduiUrophora carduiTenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferiTenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferiTenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferiTenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferiMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareScolopostethus thomsoniScolopostethus thomsoniScolopostethus thomsoniScolopostethus thomsoni7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataChaetorellia jaceaeChaetorellia jaceaeChaetorellia jaceaeChaetorellia jaceaeOrthops (Orthops) campestrisOrthops (Orthops) campestrisOrthops (Orthops) campestrisOrthops (Orthops) campestrisChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumGatekeeperPyronia tithonusGatekeeperPyronia tithonusEvents & activities nearby
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