Barkby Spinney - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.70153, -1.09740
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Fosse2
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
106 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Fosse2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
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
9 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Photos
Footbridge across Barkby Brook
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Wildlife to spot
70,317 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
70,317 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron · Mallard · Blackbird +39
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Black SwanCygnus atratus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Common TernSterna hirundo2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
🦌Mammals3 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Badger · Red Fox · Hedgehog
- BadgerMeles meles
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Rabdophaga rosaria complex · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Blue Damselfly · Red-eyed Damselfly · Common Wainscot +55
- Rabdophaga rosaria complexRabdophaga rosaria complex
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
- Common WainscotMythimna pallens
- Royal Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter pastorella
Jelly Ear · Common Orange Lichen · Physcia tenella · Lecidella elaeochroma · Giant Polypore
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
- Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
- Physcia tenellaPhyscia tenella
- Lecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma
- Giant PolyporeMeripilus giganteus
Cleavers · Blackthorn · Meadow Vetchling · White Dead-nettle · Elm +15
- CleaversGalium aparine
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
- Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025
- White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
- ElmUlmus2025
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
70,317 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron · Mallard · Blackbird +39
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Black SwanCygnus atratus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Common TernSterna hirundo2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
🦌Mammals3 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Badger · Red Fox · Hedgehog
- BadgerMeles meles
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Rabdophaga rosaria complex · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Blue Damselfly · Red-eyed Damselfly · Common Wainscot +55
- Rabdophaga rosaria complexRabdophaga rosaria complex
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas
- Common WainscotMythimna pallens
- Royal Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter pastorella
Jelly Ear · Common Orange Lichen · Physcia tenella · Lecidella elaeochroma · Giant Polypore
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
- Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
- Physcia tenellaPhyscia tenella
- Lecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma
- Giant PolyporeMeripilus giganteus
Cleavers · Blackthorn · Meadow Vetchling · White Dead-nettle · Elm +15
- CleaversGalium aparine
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
- Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025
- White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
- ElmUlmus2025
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Green Shieldbug
Green Shieldbug
Palomena prasina
Palomena prasina
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