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Dent's Spinney

3 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeFungiForaging
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.54986, -0.79473

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Jelly Ear, Dryad's Saddle, Cobalt Crust +23 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Jelly Ear, Dryad's Saddle, Cobalt Crust +23 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Bristly Oxtongue, Wood-sorrel +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Hornet, Rutpela maculata, 14-spot Ladybird +121 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hornet, Rutpela maculata, 14-spot Ladybird +121 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chiffchaff, Kestrel, Blackcap +44 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Chiffchaff, Kestrel, Blackcap +44 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Spear Thistle, Meadow Foxtail +101 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Spear Thistle, Meadow Foxtail +101 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farmland beside Dent's Spinney

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farmland beside Dent's Spinney

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Giles ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→🌱Clarke's PieceUrban park3.7 km→🐄Ashley Herb Farm and Butchers & Farm ShopVisitor farm4.8 km→✦The Old RectoryHistoric site2.9 km→✦Bridge at MedbourneHistoric site3 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds5 km→

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