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Slade Spinney - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.81781, -1.26222

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 364m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

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

Insect spotting

Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Gotham Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeRef GHT
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Cycling

44 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Clifton <> KegworthCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Route 15Cycling route
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Hathern <> KegworthCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Pasture Lanebridleway · 453 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 453 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Devil's Elbow

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Devil's Elbow

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🦉BISHOP'S MEADOWNature reserve4.2 km→🌱Jubilee ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Jubilee ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Whatton House GardensUrban park900 m→🌱Highfields HedgesUrban park3.2 km→✦KINGSTON PARK PLEASURE GARDENSHistoric site3.2 km→

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