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Burchnall Spinney

2 ha

📷 Tim Glover · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeFungiForaging
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.67655, -1.26570

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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
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Witch's Butter, Common Jelly Spot, Common Orange Lichen +52 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Witch's Butter, Common Jelly Spot, Common Orange Lichen +52 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Elder, Rowan +15 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Speckled Wood +118 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Speckled Wood +118 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +22 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +22 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hazel, Creeping Buttercup, Pineappleweed +118 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hazel, Creeping Buttercup, Pineappleweed +118 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

44 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Leicester 'Route 2'Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
Main RouteCycling route19 m
Named routeRef 63Length 19 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route424 m
Named routeRef 63Length 424 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 63Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 63Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath to Field Head

📷 Tim Glover · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath to Field Head

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Bradgate ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Bradgate ParkUrban park3.7 km→✦BRADGATE PARKHistoric site3.8 km→🦉BILLA BARRA HILL NATURE RESERVENature reserve3.9 km→🌱Ferndale ParkUrban park3.9 km→🏞️BRADGATE PARK AND SWITHLAND WOODSCountry park4 km→

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