Thornborough Spinney - Conifer woodland
3 ha
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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
52.46057, -1.18430
Open directionsv
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
- 🐴Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐴Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates
Free
Horse riding listed as facility
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
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12 signed routes nearby
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Route 50Cycling route▾
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Main RouteCycling route2.7 km▾
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N/ACycling route51 m▾
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Main RouteCycling route2.2 km▾
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Wildlife to spot
8,681 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,681 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Woodpigeon · Swift · Robin · Great Tit +38
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Common Shrew · Rabbit · Muntjac · Brown Hare
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects5 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Bramble Blotch-miner · Phytomyza glechomae · Knopper Gall Causer · Scarlet Tiger · Orange-tip
- Bramble Blotch-minerCoptotriche marginea
- Phytomyza glechomaePhytomyza glechomae
- Knopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamic
- Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula
- Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines
Yellow Brain · Turkeytail · Arthonia radiata · Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. · Shaggy Inkcap +1
- Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica
- TurkeytailTrametes versicolor
- Arthonia radiataArthonia radiata
- Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.
- Shaggy InkcapCoprinus comatus2025
- Flame ShieldPluteus aurantiorugosus2025
Spear Thistle · Yarrow · Hawthorn · Oxeye Daisy · Butterfly-bush +5
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- Common WhitebeamSorbus aria
- WalnutJuglans regia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,681 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Woodpigeon · Swift · Robin · Great Tit +38
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Common Shrew · Rabbit · Muntjac · Brown Hare
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects5 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Bramble Blotch-miner · Phytomyza glechomae · Knopper Gall Causer · Scarlet Tiger · Orange-tip
- Bramble Blotch-minerCoptotriche marginea
- Phytomyza glechomaePhytomyza glechomae
- Knopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamic
- Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula
- Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines
Yellow Brain · Turkeytail · Arthonia radiata · Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. · Shaggy Inkcap +1
- Yellow BrainTremella mesenterica
- TurkeytailTrametes versicolor
- Arthonia radiataArthonia radiata
- Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.
- Shaggy InkcapCoprinus comatus2025
- Flame ShieldPluteus aurantiorugosus2025
Spear Thistle · Yarrow · Hawthorn · Oxeye Daisy · Butterfly-bush +5
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- Common WhitebeamSorbus aria
- WalnutJuglans regia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas