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Cap's Spinney

3 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeForagingSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.59296, -0.85776

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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
  • 🌿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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Bristly Oxtongue +21 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, Spear Thistle, Bramble +188 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Nettle, Spear Thistle, Bramble +188 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pheasant, Kestrel, Red-legged Partridge +35 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pheasant, Kestrel, Red-legged Partridge +35 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner +35 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner +35 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Elastic Saddle, Rose Rust · last seen 2025; Fungi — Elastic Saddle, Rose Rust · last seen 2025

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 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
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route9.1 km
Named routeRef 63Length 9.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 63Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 63Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farmland towards Cap's Spinney

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farmland towards Cap's Spinney

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Launde ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Chapel of St John the BaptistUrban park4.8 km→🌱Chapel of St John the BaptistUrban park4.8 km→🌱St Mary's ChurchUrban park4 km→✦Moated site at AllextonHistoric site4.2 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.2 km→

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