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Dales Spinney

4 ha

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.79618, -1.12120

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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
  • 🍄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

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Great Tit, Blue Tit +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Great Tit, Blue Tit +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Small Tortoiseshell +367 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Small Tortoiseshell +367 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cow Parsley, Common Nettle, Hogweed +52 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Cow Parsley, Common Nettle, Hogweed +52 more · last seen 2024

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Parasola, Shaggy Bracket, Thistle Rust +6 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Parasola, Shaggy Bracket, Thistle Rust +6 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hogweed, Bramble +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Notts Wolds WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route990 m
Named routeRef 6Length 990 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route561 m
Named routeRef 6Length 561 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route285 m
Named routeRef 6Length 285 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Solar Panels by Wymeswold Industrial Estate

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Solar Panels by Wymeswold Industrial Estate

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✦STANFORD HALLHistoric site3.9 km→🌱Stanford Hall Rehabilitation EstateUrban park3.9 km→🌱The Washdyke Community Orchard and Play AreaUrban park900 m→✦PRESTWOLD HALLHistoric site1.7 km→✦Thorpe in the Glebe medieval settlement, including church site and open field systemHistoric site3.5 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park3.6 km→

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