Brooksby Spinney - Broadleaved woodland
3 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
52.73695, -1.00684
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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
🌤️ 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
29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Fosse2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route232 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 232 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route408 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 408 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route55 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 55 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route94 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 94 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Belvoir Angel gravestone, St Michael's Church, Brooksby
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Wildlife to spot
13,259 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,259 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Dunnock · Blackbird · Robin +37
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- MagpiePica pica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
🦌Mammals7 species
springsummer
2025▾
Brown Hare · Badger · Roe Deer · Mole · Red Fox +2
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- American MinkNeovison vison2024
- Stoat
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Roesel's Bush-cricket · Green-veined White · 24-spot Ladybird · Gymnetron villosulum · Meigenia mutabilis +29
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- Gymnetron villosulumGymnetron villosulum
- Meigenia mutabilisMeigenia mutabilis
- Microplontus melanostigmaMicroplontus melanostigma
🌿Plants4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Himalayan Balsam · Pink Water-speedwell · Marsh Woundwort · Lesser Celandine
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Pink Water-speedwellVeronica catenata
- Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,259 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Dunnock · Blackbird · Robin +37
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- MagpiePica pica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2024
🦌Mammals7 species
springsummer
2025▾
Brown Hare · Badger · Roe Deer · Mole · Red Fox +2
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- American MinkNeovison vison2024
- Stoat
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
Roesel's Bush-cricket · Green-veined White · 24-spot Ladybird · Gymnetron villosulum · Meigenia mutabilis +29
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- Gymnetron villosulumGymnetron villosulum
- Meigenia mutabilisMeigenia mutabilis
- Microplontus melanostigmaMicroplontus melanostigma
🌿Plants4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Himalayan Balsam · Pink Water-speedwell · Marsh Woundwort · Lesser Celandine
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Pink Water-speedwellVeronica catenata
- Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mustela erminea2024
Mustela erminea2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle
Swollen-thighed Beetle
Oedemera nobilis
Oedemera nobilis
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorumEarly BumblebeeBombus pratorumIlex Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter messaniellaIlex Leaf-minerPhyllonorycter messaniellaPseudoneuroterus saliens f. agamicPseudoneuroterus saliens f. agamicPseudoneuroterus saliens f. agamicPseudoneuroterus saliens f. agamicEupteryx atropunctataEupteryx atropunctataEupteryx atropunctataEupteryx atropunctataCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaTropidosteptes pacificusTropidosteptes pacificusTropidosteptes pacificusTropidosteptes pacificusSalicarus (Salicarus) roseriSalicarus (Salicarus) roseriSalicarus (Salicarus) roseriSalicarus (Salicarus) roseriAgnocoris reclaireiAgnocoris reclaireiAgnocoris reclaireiAgnocoris reclaireiMiridius quadrivirgatusMiridius quadrivirgatusMiridius quadrivirgatusMiridius quadrivirgatusDicyphus (Brachyceroea) annulatusDicyphus (Brachyceroea) annulatusDicyphus (Brachyceroea) annulatusDicyphus (Brachyceroea) annulatusChromatomyia ramosaChromatomyia ramosaChromatomyia ramosaChromatomyia ramosaGraphomya maculataGraphomya maculataGraphomya maculataGraphomya maculataAsteia concinnaAsteia concinnaAsteia concinnaAsteia concinnaThaumatomyia glabraThaumatomyia glabraThaumatomyia glabraThaumatomyia glabraPlatycheirus clypeatusPlatycheirus clypeatusPlatycheirus clypeatusPlatycheirus clypeatusMeadow BrownManiola jurtinaMeadow BrownManiola jurtina7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataSmall TortoiseshellAglais urticaeSmall TortoiseshellAglais urticaeRingletAphantopus hyperantusRingletAphantopus hyperantusRed AdmiralVanessa atalantaRed AdmiralVanessa atalantaNarrow-barred FusehornArge melanochraNarrow-barred FusehornArge melanochraSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusCampionSideridis rivularis2024CampionSideridis rivularis2024Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima202416-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata202416-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata202422-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202422-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2024Events & activities nearby
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