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Cuckoo Spinney

3 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

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52.68382, -0.61391

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Cormorant and Great Crested Grebe
🍄Mushroom 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

🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Cormorant and Great Crested Grebe
🍄Mushroom 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

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Cormorant, Great Crested Grebe, Carrion Crow +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Cormorant, Great Crested Grebe, Carrion Crow +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — King Alfred's Cakes, Sycamore Tarspot, Rose Rust +8 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — King Alfred's Cakes, Sycamore Tarspot, Rose Rust +8 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, 7-spot Ladybird +83 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, 7-spot Ladybird +83 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Small Scabious, Winter Aconite, Herb-Robert +17 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Small Scabious, Winter Aconite, Herb-Robert +17 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

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

Hereward WayWalking route

Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Rutland RoundWalking route105 km

Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Rutland Water CircuitCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

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

Main RouteCycling route890 m

Named routeRef 63Length 890 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.4 km

Named routeRef 63Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

26,700 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

26,700 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐝

Insects29 species

spring

2026

Hairy-footed Flower Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Common Bluebottle +24

Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Common BluebottleCalliphora vicina
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Common WaspVespula vulgaris
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana
Longitarsus dorsalisLongitarsus dorsalis
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata
Cereal Leaf BeetleOulema duftschmidi/melanopus
PeacockAglais io
Two-spotted Carpet BeetleAttagenus pellio
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata

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Fungi1 species

spring

2026

King Alfred's Cakes

King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2026

Winter Aconite

Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

26,700 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐝

Insects29 species

spring

2026

Hairy-footed Flower Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Common Bluebottle +24

Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Common BluebottleCalliphora vicina
Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor
Early BumblebeeBombus pratorum
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Common WaspVespula vulgaris
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
Scarlet TigerCallimorpha dominula
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana
Longitarsus dorsalisLongitarsus dorsalis
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata
Cereal Leaf BeetleOulema duftschmidi/melanopus
PeacockAglais io
Two-spotted Carpet BeetleAttagenus pellio
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata

🍄

Fungi1 species

spring

2026

King Alfred's Cakes

King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2026

Winter Aconite

Winter AconiteEranthis hyemalis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Field alongside Cuckoo Spinney

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