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Carr Bridge Spinney

2 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.66979, -0.95344

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Owl and Pheasant
  • 🍄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
Walking trails

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Little Owl, Pheasant, Kestrel +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Little Owl, Pheasant, Kestrel +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Netted Shield Lichen, Dryad's Saddle +13 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Netted Shield Lichen, Dryad's Saddle +13 more · last seen 2023

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ash, Hawthorn, Common Nettle +212 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Ash, Hawthorn, Common Nettle +212 more · last seen 2023

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, Elder +30 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Carr Bridgebridleway · 11 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 11 mSurface cobblestonePath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Public footpath towards Carr Bridge Spinney

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Public footpath towards Carr Bridge Spinney

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✦BAGGRAVE HALLHistoric site1.3 km→✦LOWESBY HALLHistoric site1.4 km→✦Lowesy village earthworkHistoric site1.6 km→✦QUENBY HALLHistoric site2.3 km→🌱All Saints ChurchUrban park1.7 km→✦Lowesby deserted medieval village with three fishpondsHistoric site1.7 km→

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