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Caldicote Spinney

13 ha

📷 David Hallam-Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeForaging
Free entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

52.44580, -1.12182

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Martin and Swallow
  • 🌿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

Bird watching

Birds — House Martin, Swallow, Tawny Owl +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Martin, Swallow, Tawny Owl +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hogweed, Bramble +23 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Western Honey Bee, Common Blue Damselfly +70 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Western Honey Bee, Common Blue Damselfly +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Spear Thistle, Cleavers, Cow Parsley +202 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Spear Thistle, Cleavers, Cow Parsley +202 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Physcia adscendens, Ramalina fastigiata, Artist's Bracket +6 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Physcia adscendens, Ramalina fastigiata, Artist's Bracket +6 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km

From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury

Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 50Cycling route
Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route36 m
Named routeRef 50Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km
Named routeRef 50Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 50Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km
Named routeRef 50Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route51 m
Named routeLength 51 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Staging Post, Kilworth House Hotel, N. Kilworth, Leics.

📷 David Hallam-Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Staging Post, Kilworth House Hotel, N. Kilworth, Leics.

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✦STANFORD HALLHistoric site3.7 km→🌱Milllennium GreenUrban park2 km→🦉NORTH KILWORTHNature reserve2 km→🌱Dog ParkUrban park4.4 km→✦Medieval village of StanfordHistoric site4.6 km→🌱Gilmorton Recreation GroundUrban park4.8 km→

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