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Dam's Spinney

6 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeFungiForaging
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

52.61462, -1.06729

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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
Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Jelly Ear, Candlesnuff Fungus, Ganoderma +52 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Jelly Ear, Candlesnuff Fungus, Ganoderma +52 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Garlic Mustard, Red Dead-nettle +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Common Carder Bee +257 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Common Carder Bee +257 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Tawny Owl, Wren, Jay +28 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, Wren, Jay +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Holly, Ivy, Spear Thistle +70 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Holly, Ivy, Spear Thistle +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

51 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
NCN 6 Flood Diversion RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 63Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route161 m
Named routeRef 63Length 161 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Postbox along Stoughton Lane

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Postbox along Stoughton Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Evington ParkUrban park1.4 km→🌱Evington ParkUrban park1.4 km→🏞️BROCKS HILLCountry park2.9 km→🌱Brocks HillUrban park3 km→🦉THE BOROUGH OF OADBY AND WIGSTON (BROCKS HILL COUNTRY PARK)Nature reserve3 km→🌱Knighton ParkUrban park3.1 km→

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