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Long Spinney - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.61226, -1.21079

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Blaby Village Heritage TrailWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

138 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

Woodland at New Lubbesthorpe

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland at New Lubbesthorpe

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Western ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Western ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Thorpe Astley Park & Playing FieldUrban park1 km→🌱Mossdale MeadowsUrban park1.7 km→🌱Braunstone ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Kirby Muxloe Bowls ClubUrban park2.6 km→

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