Larch Spinney - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.64599, -1.42267
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
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
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
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National Forest WayWalking route▾
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Ivanhoe WayWalking route▾
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30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 52Cycling route▾
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Main RouteCycling route1.8 km▾
Named routeRef 52Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route576 m▾
Named routeLength 576 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route5 m▾
Named routeLength 5 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km▾
Named routeRef 63Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
7,678 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,678 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +48
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Otter
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects12 species
springsummer
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Platycheirus peltatus agg. · Aquarius paludum · Banded Demoiselle +7
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
- Platycheirus peltatus agg.Platycheirus peltatus agg.
- Aquarius paludumAquarius paludum
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Small CopperLycaena phlaeas
🍄Fungi2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Madarch y Maes · Synchytrium taraxaci
- Madarch y MaesAgaricus campestris
- Synchytrium taraxaciSynchytrium taraxaci
🌿Plants7 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Ragged-Robin · Flowering-rush · Perennial Sow-thistle · Pineappleweed · Butterbur +2
- Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
- Flowering-rushButomus umbellatus
- Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
- PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024
- ButterburPetasites hybridus2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,678 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +48
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Otter
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects12 species
springsummer
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Platycheirus peltatus agg. · Aquarius paludum · Banded Demoiselle +7
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024
- Platycheirus peltatus agg.Platycheirus peltatus agg.
- Aquarius paludumAquarius paludum
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Small CopperLycaena phlaeas
🍄Fungi2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Madarch y Maes · Synchytrium taraxaci
- Madarch y MaesAgaricus campestris
- Synchytrium taraxaciSynchytrium taraxaci
🌿Plants7 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Ragged-Robin · Flowering-rush · Perennial Sow-thistle · Pineappleweed · Butterbur +2
- Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
- Flowering-rushButomus umbellatus
- Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
- PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024
- ButterburPetasites hybridus2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hedgerow Crane's-bill
Hedgerow Crane's-bill
Geranium pyrenaicum2024
Geranium pyrenaicum2024
TimothyPhleum pratense2024TimothyPhleum pratense2024Events & activities nearby
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