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Crow Spinney

3 ha

📷 Andrew Tatlow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

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52.68661, -0.67637

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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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +87 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +87 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bramble, Bluebell, Greater Stitchwort +34 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Bramble, Bluebell, Greater Stitchwort +34 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bramble, Hazel, Sweet Chestnut +3 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug, Endomychus coccineus +14 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug, Endomychus coccineus +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Blackening Waxcap, Parrot Waxcap · last seen 2024; Fungi — Blackening Waxcap, Parrot Waxcap · last seen 2024

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Macmillan WayWalking route290 km

Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route

Rutland RoundWalking route105 km

Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route

Hereward WayWalking route

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Rutland Water CircuitCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route546 m

Named routeRef 63Length 546 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route890 m

Named routeRef 63Length 890 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

46,112 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

46,112 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

summer

2025

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Goldcrest · Greenfinch +51

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great TitParus major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
MagpiePica pica
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
CootFulica atra
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
TealAnas crecca
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
SwiftApus apus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Common TernSterna hirundo
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
GadwallMareca strepera
Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus
Little TernSternula albifrons

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2025

Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird

SyrphusSyrphus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

46,112 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

summer

2025

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Goldcrest · Greenfinch +51

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Great TitParus major
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
MagpiePica pica
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
CootFulica atra
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
TealAnas crecca
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
SwiftApus apus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Common TernSterna hirundo
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
GadwallMareca strepera
Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus
Little TernSternula albifrons

🐝

Insects2 species

summer

2025

Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird

SyrphusSyrphus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Andrew Tatlow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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