Barkby Thorpe Spinney - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.67323, -1.04508
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 km2 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
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
72 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Fosse2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
NCN 6 Flood Diversion RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Main RouteCycling route174 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 174 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route408 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 408 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Farm track near Barkby Grange Farm
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Wildlife to spot
6,150 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,150 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springsummer
2026▾
Pheasant · Jackdaw · House Sparrow · Robin · Starling +34
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Wood Mouse · Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Long-winged Cone-head · Loosestrife Weevil · Cream-spot Ladybird · Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata +35
- Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
- Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
- Loosestrife WeevilNanophyes marmoratus
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarataStenodema (Brachystira) calcarata
- Privet StiltCaloptilia cuculipennella
Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat. · Oak Mildew · Ganoderma
- Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.
- Oak MildewErysiphe alphitoides2023
- GanodermaGanoderma2023
Perennial Rye-grass · Common Mouse-ear · Rough Meadow-grass · Cock's-foot · Creeping Buttercup +41
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2023
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023
- Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2023
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,150 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springsummer
2026▾
Pheasant · Jackdaw · House Sparrow · Robin · Starling +34
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Wood Mouse · Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Long-winged Cone-head · Loosestrife Weevil · Cream-spot Ladybird · Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata +35
- Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
- Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
- Loosestrife WeevilNanophyes marmoratus
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
- Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarataStenodema (Brachystira) calcarata
- Privet StiltCaloptilia cuculipennella
Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat. · Oak Mildew · Ganoderma
- Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.
- Oak MildewErysiphe alphitoides2023
- GanodermaGanoderma2023
Perennial Rye-grass · Common Mouse-ear · Rough Meadow-grass · Cock's-foot · Creeping Buttercup +41
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2023
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023
- Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2023
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2023
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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