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Slade Spinney - Broadleaved woodland

4 ha

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

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DogsWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.83338, -1.27614

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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 104m away — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

6 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

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: East Midlands Airport

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 10 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
Erewash Valley TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Bridge Fieldspublic footpath · 300 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 300 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
New Brickyard Lanepublic footpath · 250 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 250 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
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Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Erewash Valley TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Clifton <> KegworthCycling route
Named routeLocal 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

Former hosiery workshop, London Road, Kegworth

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

Former hosiery workshop, London Road, Kegworth

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✦KINGSTON PARK PLEASURE GARDENSHistoric site2.3 km→🌱Whatton House GardensUrban park2.3 km→✦Roman villa and enclosures N of Ratcliffe LaneHistoric site3 km→✦Hemington ChapelHistoric site3.4 km→🌱Highfields HedgesUrban park1.7 km→🌱The GreenUrban park1.8 km→

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