Oak Spinney - Conifer woodland
7 ha
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
52.50633, -1.19451
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Leicestershire Round
Free
Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Bridleway V53Walking route▾
Named routeRef V53
Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Bridleway V44Walking route▾
Named routeRef V44
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 50Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 50Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km▾
Named routeRef 50Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route367 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 367 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km▾
Named routeRef 6Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Loves Lanebridleway · 380 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 380 mSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
12,376 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,376 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds13 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Pochard · Shoveler · Wigeon · Kestrel · Yellow-legged Gull +8
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- PintailAnas acuta2025
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐝Insects13 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Phytomyza glechomae · Golden Dot · Rondaniola bursaria · Phytomyza chaerophylli · Marble Gall Causer +8
- Phytomyza glechomaePhytomyza glechomae
- Golden DotStigmella aurella
- Rondaniola bursariaRondaniola bursaria
- Phytomyza chaerophylliPhytomyza chaerophylli
- Marble Gall CauserAndricus kollari f. agamic
- Helophilus pendulus
Lepraria incana s. lat. · Lecidella elaeochroma · Candlesnuff Fungus · Coesyn Melfed · Common Orange Lichen
- Lepraria incana s. lat.Lepraria incana s. lat.
- Lecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
- Coesyn MelfedFlammulina velutipes
- Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
🌿Plants4 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Ground-elder · Hop · Opium Poppy · Common Spotted-orchid
- Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
- HopHumulus lupulus
- Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,376 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds13 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Pochard · Shoveler · Wigeon · Kestrel · Yellow-legged Gull +8
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- PintailAnas acuta2025
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐝Insects13 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Phytomyza glechomae · Golden Dot · Rondaniola bursaria · Phytomyza chaerophylli · Marble Gall Causer +8
- Phytomyza glechomaePhytomyza glechomae
- Golden DotStigmella aurella
- Rondaniola bursariaRondaniola bursaria
- Phytomyza chaerophylliPhytomyza chaerophylli
- Marble Gall CauserAndricus kollari f. agamic
- Helophilus pendulus
Lepraria incana s. lat. · Lecidella elaeochroma · Candlesnuff Fungus · Coesyn Melfed · Common Orange Lichen
- Lepraria incana s. lat.Lepraria incana s. lat.
- Lecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon
- Coesyn MelfedFlammulina velutipes
- Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
🌿Plants4 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Ground-elder · Hop · Opium Poppy · Common Spotted-orchid
- Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
- HopHumulus lupulus
- Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus
Macrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) millefoliiMacrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) millefoliiMacrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) millefoliiMacrosiphoniella (Macrosiphoniella) millefoliiBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaCommon CarpetEpirrhoe alternataCommon CarpetEpirrhoe alternataThistle ErmineMyelois circumvolutaThistle ErmineMyelois circumvolutaSilver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanataSilver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanataBlood-veinTimandra comaeBlood-veinTimandra comaeChimney SweepOdezia atrataChimney SweepOdezia atrataEvents & activities nearby
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