Crossroads Spinney - Broadleaved woodland
3 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
52.70456, -0.47090
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
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km▾
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Rutland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Lincolnshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
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Wildlife to spot
5,196 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,196 records · National Biodiversity NetworkKestrel
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Marbled White · Dark Green Fritillary · Red Admiral
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea
- Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Sweet Violet · Ribwort Plantain · Pedunculate Oak · Cow Parsley · Cock's-foot +114
- Sweet VioletViola odorata
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- CowslipPrimula veris
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,196 records · National Biodiversity NetworkKestrel
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐝Insects3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Marbled White · Dark Green Fritillary · Red Admiral
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea
- Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Sweet Violet · Ribwort Plantain · Pedunculate Oak · Cow Parsley · Cock's-foot +114
- Sweet VioletViola odorata
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- CowslipPrimula veris
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas