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Carland Spinney

3 ha

📷 Richard Williams · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.44303, -1.03984

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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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Hobby, Mallard, Coot +92 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Hobby, Mallard, Coot +92 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Common Water-Boatman +90 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Common Water-Boatman +90 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Punctelia subrudecta s. lat., King Alfred's Cakes, Common Jelly Spot +6 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Punctelia subrudecta s. lat., King Alfred's Cakes, Common Jelly Spot +6 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Greater Celandine, Red Dead-nettle, Yew +14 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Greater Celandine, Red Dead-nettle, Yew +14 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Bramble, Dandelion +4 more foraging species

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wartime remains of Husbands Bosworth airfield.

📷 Richard Williams · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wartime remains of Husbands Bosworth airfield.

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Dog ParkUrban park1.5 km→🌱Welford Pocket ParkUrban park2.6 km→✦Premonstratensian abbey at Sulby Abbey FarmHistoric site3.2 km→🦉NORTH KILWORTHNature reserve3.6 km→🌱Milllennium GreenUrban park3.6 km→🌱Welford Recreational ParkUrban park3.3 km→

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