Old Park Spinney - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
52.63214, -1.40126
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
- 🌿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
Lowland fens priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates
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
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route▾
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Ivanhoe WayWalking route▾
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23 signed routes nearby
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Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 52Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km▾
Named routeRef 52Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km▾
Named routeRef 63Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km▾
Named routeRef 63Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeLength 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
25,045 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
25,045 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Robin · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Chaffinch · Blue Tit +33
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Great TitParus major
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
🦌Mammals5 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Stoat · Badger · Otter · Mole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- StoatMustela erminea
- BadgerMeles meles
- OtterLutra lutra
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2024
7-spot Ladybird · Orchestes alni · Pinalitus cervinus · Pogonocherus hispidus · Sepsis fulgens +47
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Orchestes alniOrchestes alni2025
- Pinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinus2024
- Pogonocherus hispidusPogonocherus hispidus2024
- Sepsis fulgensSepsis fulgens2024
- Sitona
🍄Fungi5 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Madarch y Maes · Protomyces macrosporus · Puccinia tumida · Dog's Mercury Rust · Puccinia chaerophylli
- Madarch y MaesAgaricus campestris
- Protomyces macrosporusProtomyces macrosporus
- Puccinia tumidaPuccinia tumida
- Dog's Mercury RustMelampsora populnea
- Puccinia chaerophylliPuccinia chaerophylli2024
Mistletoe · Frizzled Pincushion · Silver Maple · Pellitory-of-the-wall
- MistletoeViscum album2024
- Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha
- Silver MapleAcer saccharinum2024
- Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
25,045 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Robin · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Chaffinch · Blue Tit +33
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Great TitParus major
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
🦌Mammals5 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Stoat · Badger · Otter · Mole
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- StoatMustela erminea
- BadgerMeles meles
- OtterLutra lutra
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2024
7-spot Ladybird · Orchestes alni · Pinalitus cervinus · Pogonocherus hispidus · Sepsis fulgens +47
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Orchestes alniOrchestes alni2025
- Pinalitus cervinusPinalitus cervinus2024
- Pogonocherus hispidusPogonocherus hispidus2024
- Sepsis fulgensSepsis fulgens2024
- Sitona
🍄Fungi5 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Madarch y Maes · Protomyces macrosporus · Puccinia tumida · Dog's Mercury Rust · Puccinia chaerophylli
- Madarch y MaesAgaricus campestris
- Protomyces macrosporusProtomyces macrosporus
- Puccinia tumidaPuccinia tumida
- Dog's Mercury RustMelampsora populnea
- Puccinia chaerophylliPuccinia chaerophylli2024
Mistletoe · Frizzled Pincushion · Silver Maple · Pellitory-of-the-wall
- MistletoeViscum album2024
- Frizzled PincushionPlenogemma phyllantha
- Silver MapleAcer saccharinum2024
- Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sitona2024
Sitona2024
Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis2024Holly Leaf Gall FlyPhytomyza ilicis2024Jumping WeevilOrchestes testaceus2024Jumping WeevilOrchestes testaceus2024Two-spotted Carpet BeetleAttagenus pellioTwo-spotted Carpet BeetleAttagenus pellioUnaspis euonymiUnaspis euonymi2025Unaspis euonymiUnaspis euonymi2025Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2025Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus2025Phytomyza cytisiPhytomyza cytisi2025Phytomyza cytisiPhytomyza cytisi2025Agromyza demeijereiAgromyza demeijerei2025Agromyza demeijereiAgromyza demeijerei2025Laburnum Leaf MinerLeucoptera laburnella2025Laburnum Leaf MinerLeucoptera laburnella2025Kent Maze-minerPhyllocnistis xenia2025Kent Maze-minerPhyllocnistis xenia2025Lindbergina aurovittataLindbergina aurovittata2025Lindbergina aurovittataLindbergina aurovittata2025Fagocyba cruentaFagocyba cruenta2025Fagocyba cruentaFagocyba cruenta2025Rowan DotStigmella nylandriella2025Rowan DotStigmella nylandriella2025Poplar Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter comparella2025Poplar Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter comparella2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula2025Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025Cotton-wool Gall CauserAndricus quercusramuli f. sexual2025Cotton-wool Gall CauserAndricus quercusramuli f. sexual2025Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2025Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2025Plea minutissimaPlea minutissima2025Plea minutissimaPlea minutissima2025Brown China-markElophila nymphaeata2025Brown China-markElophila nymphaeata2025European Tarnished Plant BugLygus rugulipennis2024European Tarnished Plant BugLygus rugulipennis2024Orthops (Orthops) campestrisOrthops (Orthops) campestris2024Orthops (Orthops) campestrisOrthops (Orthops) campestris2024Trioza remotaTrioza remota2024Trioza remotaTrioza remota2024Micromus paganusMicromus paganus2024Micromus paganusMicromus paganus2024Alder Disc-minerHeterarthrus vagans2024Alder Disc-minerHeterarthrus vagans2024Dasineura ulmariaDasineura ulmaria2024Dasineura ulmariaDasineura ulmaria2024Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarataStenodema (Brachystira) calcarata2024Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarataStenodema (Brachystira) calcarata2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2024Dasineura urticaeDasineura urticae2024Dasineura urticaeDasineura urticae2024Lime TuftBucculatrix thoracella2024Lime TuftBucculatrix thoracella2024Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2024Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2024Rondaniola bursariaRondaniola bursaria2024Rondaniola bursariaRondaniola bursaria2024Balclutha punctataBalclutha punctata2024Balclutha punctataBalclutha punctata2024Box SuckerPsylla buxi2024Box SuckerPsylla buxi2024Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii2024Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii2024Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2024Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2024Buchananiella continuaBuchananiella continua2024Buchananiella continuaBuchananiella continua2024Water ScorpionNepa cinerea2024Water ScorpionNepa cinerea2024Shining Alder Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter klemannella2024Shining Alder Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter klemannella2024Dicyphus (Dicyphus) stachydisDicyphus (Dicyphus) stachydis2024Dicyphus (Dicyphus) stachydisDicyphus (Dicyphus) stachydis2024Field Damsel BugNabis (Nabis) ferus2024Field Damsel BugNabis (Nabis) ferus2024Conomelus ancepsConomelus anceps2024Conomelus ancepsConomelus anceps2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Pterostichus strenuusPterostichus strenuus2024Pterostichus strenuusPterostichus strenuus2024Events & activities nearby
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