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Slade Spinney - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Colin Pyle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.82750, -1.27225

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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
  • ☕The Roadside Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

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

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

Family friendly

café

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

5 signed routes nearby · 16 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
Derby Nomad WayWalking route79 km
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Gotham Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeRef GHT
New Brickyard Lanepublic footpath · 250 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 250 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
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Cycling

29 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Clifton <> KegworthCycling route
Named routeLocal 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
East Midlands AirportCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Soar Lanebyway open to all traffic · 916 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 916 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A6 south of Kegworth

📷 Colin Pyle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A6 south of Kegworth

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Whatton House GardensUrban park1.7 km→🌱Highfields HedgesUrban park2.1 km→✦KINGSTON PARK PLEASURE GARDENSHistoric site2.5 km→🦉SUTTON BONNINGTON SPINNEY & MEADOWSNature reserve1.3 km→🌱The ArboretumUrban park1.4 km→✦Roman villa and enclosures N of Ratcliffe LaneHistoric site3.7 km→

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