Barkby Thorpe Spinney - Conifer woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.66831, -1.04542
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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
- 🌿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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby
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Leicestershire RoundWalking route▾
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71 signed routes nearby
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Fosse2Cycling route▾
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NCN 6 Flood Diversion RouteCycling route▾
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Route 6Cycling route▾
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Route 1Cycling route▾
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Main RouteCycling route174 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 174 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route408 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 408 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
6,129 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,129 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springsummer
2026▾
Jackdaw · House Sparrow · Pheasant · Robin · Starling +34
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle · Wood Mouse · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2023
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · 2-spot Ladybird · Long-winged Cone-head · Loosestrife Weevil · Field Grasshopper +27
- Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
- Loosestrife WeevilNanophyes marmoratus
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.
- Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.
Cow Parsley · Perennial Rye-grass · Common Mouse-ear · Creeping Cinquefoil · Rough Meadow-grass +37
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2023
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2023
- Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2023
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,129 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springsummer
2026▾
Jackdaw · House Sparrow · Pheasant · Robin · Starling +34
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle · Wood Mouse · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2023
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · 2-spot Ladybird · Long-winged Cone-head · Loosestrife Weevil · Field Grasshopper +27
- Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
- Loosestrife WeevilNanophyes marmoratus
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023
- Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.
- Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.Coleosporium tussilaginis s. lat.
Cow Parsley · Perennial Rye-grass · Common Mouse-ear · Creeping Cinquefoil · Rough Meadow-grass +37
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2023
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2023
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2023
- Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2023
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata
Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata
Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata
Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarata
Privet StiltCaloptilia cuculipennellaPrivet StiltCaloptilia cuculipennellaPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusBedeguar GallDiplolepis rosaeBedeguar GallDiplolepis rosaeCommon CarpetEpirrhoe alternataCommon CarpetEpirrhoe alternataBlister-gall CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. sexualBlister-gall CauserNeuroterus numismalis f. sexualCicadella viridisCicadella viridisCicadella viridisCicadella viridisOyster Gall CauserNeuroterus anthracinus f. agamicOyster Gall CauserNeuroterus anthracinus f. agamicScaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastriTurnip TigressAthalia rosaeTurnip TigressAthalia rosaePhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesKnopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamicKnopper Gall CauserAndricus quercuscalicis f. agamicDasineura rosaeDasineura rosaeDasineura rosaeDasineura rosaeEurygasterEurygasterEurygasterEurygasterCurrant Gall CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. sexualCurrant Gall CauserNeuroterus quercusbaccarum f. sexualCurved-leaf Gall CauserAndricus curvator f. sexualCurved-leaf Gall CauserAndricus curvator f. sexualOak-apple CauserBiorhiza pallida f. sexualOak-apple CauserBiorhiza pallida f. sexualHebrew CharacterOrthosia gothicaHebrew CharacterOrthosia gothicaXestophanes potentillaeXestophanes potentillae2024Xestophanes potentillaeXestophanes potentillae2024Woolly Apple AphidEriosoma lanigerum2024Woolly Apple AphidEriosoma lanigerum202424-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata202424-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2024Face FlyMusca autumnalis2024Face FlyMusca autumnalis2024Urophora stylataUrophora stylata2023Urophora stylataUrophora stylata2023Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2023Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2023Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2023Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger20232023
2023
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2023False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2023Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2023Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2023White CloverTrifolium repens2023White CloverTrifolium repens2023Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2023Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2023Red CloverTrifolium pratense2023Red CloverTrifolium pratense2023Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2023Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2023Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2023YarrowAchillea millefolium2023YarrowAchillea millefolium2023Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2023Common CouchElymus repens2023Common CouchElymus repens2023Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2023Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2023Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2023White Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumRed BartsiaOdontites vernusRed BartsiaOdontites vernusSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumHoary RagwortJacobaea erucifoliaHoary RagwortJacobaea erucifoliaPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumCurled DockRumex crispus2023Curled DockRumex crispus2023Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2023Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2023Common NettleUrtica dioica2023Common NettleUrtica dioica2023Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2023Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2023SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2023SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2023Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2023Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2023Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2023Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2023CleaversGalium aparine2023CleaversGalium aparine2023BrambleRubus fruticosus2023BrambleRubus fruticosus2023Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2023Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2023Wood DockRumex sanguineus2023Wood DockRumex sanguineus2023Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2023Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2023DandelionTaraxacum2023DandelionTaraxacum2023Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2023Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2023SilverweedPotentilla anserina2023SilverweedPotentilla anserina2023Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2023Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2023Events & activities nearby
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