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Shacklewell Spinney - Broadleaved woodland

14 ha

📷 Bob Harvey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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InsectsWildlifeBirds
Free entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

52.63889, -0.56252

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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

Best for

5 activities

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths

Free

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

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Hereward WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Rutland Water CircuitCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Launching a drone

📷 Bob Harvey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Launching a drone

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦The Great TowerHistoric site4.6 km→🌱Pond CloseUrban park4.7 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds1.5 km→✦Roman villa east of Foster’s BridgeHistoric site2.6 km→⛪St Andrews ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→

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