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Cheseldyne Spinney

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.64841, -0.80619

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Little Grebe, Mute Swan, Mallard +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Little Grebe, Mute Swan, Mallard +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Chaetosphaerella phaeostroma, Burgundydrop Bonnet +14 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Chaetosphaerella phaeostroma, Burgundydrop Bonnet +14 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Brown Hawker, Blue-tailed Damselfly +85 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Brown Hawker, Blue-tailed Damselfly +85 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Dog's Mercury, Southern Marsh-orchid, Common Spotted-orchid +50 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Dog's Mercury, Southern Marsh-orchid, Common Spotted-orchid +50 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Elder, Garlic Mustard +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 3 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
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Hereward WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

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

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Oakham Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route9.1 km
Named routeRef 63Length 9.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Wisp towards Braunston in Rutland

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Wisp towards Braunston in Rutland

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Launde ParkUrban park2.5 km→🐄Gates Farm ShopVisitor farm3.6 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→🌱Chapel of St John the BaptistUrban park2.2 km→🌱Chapel of St John the BaptistUrban park2.3 km→✦Owston Augustinian Abbey with six fishponds, a gatehouse and boundaryHistoric site3.8 km→

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