Poplar Spinney - Conifer woodland
9 ha
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🐶Dogs🚲Cycling🌲Walks
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
52.58464, -0.89498
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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 cycling route nearby: Route 63
Varies
Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 64Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Rutland
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route9.1 km▾
Named routeRef 63Length 9.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km▾
Named routeRef 63Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 63Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
4 public paths nearby
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
4,887 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
4,887 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds56 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Wren · Dunnock · Robin · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch +51
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Common GullLarus canus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BitternBotaurus stellaris
- RavenCorvus corax
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
🦌Mammals1 species
springautumn
2025▾
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Gatekeeper · Small White · Large White · Red Admiral · Meadow Brown +8
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Stubble Rosegill
- Stubble RosegillVolvopluteus gloiocephalus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,887 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds56 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Wren · Dunnock · Robin · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch +51
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Common GullLarus canus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BitternBotaurus stellaris
- RavenCorvus corax
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
🦌Mammals1 species
springautumn
2025▾
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Gatekeeper · Small White · Large White · Red Admiral · Meadow Brown +8
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Stubble Rosegill
- Stubble RosegillVolvopluteus gloiocephalus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumPseudoneuroterus saliens f. agamicPseudoneuroterus saliens f. agamic2024Pseudoneuroterus saliens f. agamicPseudoneuroterus saliens f. agamic2024PeacockAglais io2024PeacockAglais io2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024