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Ash Spinney - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.81828, -1.30468

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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

Good to know

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

Best for

4 activities

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

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 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
Derby Nomad WayWalking route79 km
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

51 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

J23a, M1

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Highfields HedgesUrban park1.6 km→🌱Whatton House GardensUrban park2.3 km→✦KINGSTON PARK PLEASURE GARDENSHistoric site4.8 km→🦉SUTTON BONNINGTON SPINNEY & MEADOWSNature reserve3.1 km→✦Hemington ChapelHistoric site3.3 km→🌱The ArboretumUrban park3.8 km→

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