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Brooksby Spinney

1 ha

📷 Andrew Tatlow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.72941, -0.99297

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Blackbird, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Blackbird, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, King Alfred's Cakes, Shaggy Parasol +16 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, King Alfred's Cakes, Shaggy Parasol +16 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Blackthorn, Elder +25 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Southern Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +93 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +93 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Ash, Hawthorn +179 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Ash, Hawthorn +179 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 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
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Cycling

21 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 route20 m
Named routeRef 48Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route610 m
Named routeRef 48Length 610 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route98 m
Named routeRef 48Length 98 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route381 m
Named routeRef 48Length 381 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track to Brooksby

📷 Andrew Tatlow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱King George's FieldUrban park4.4 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds1.5 km→🌽Brooksby RoadAllotments1.9 km→⛪St Luke's ChurchReligious grounds2.3 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds3 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→

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