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Dixey Spinney

1 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.64707, -1.51097

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Mallard +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Mallard +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Large White, Red Admiral +41 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Red Admiral +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Chicken Of The Woods, Spangle Waxcap, Blackening Waxcap +1 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Chicken Of The Woods, Spangle Waxcap, Blackening Waxcap +1 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Greater Burdock · last seen 2025; Plants — Greater Burdock · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 52Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2 km
Named routeRef 52Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 63Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route14 m
Named routeRef 63Length 14 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Pooley Country Park mountain bike routeMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Countryside near Twycross, Leicestershire

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Countryside near Twycross, Leicestershire

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🐄Twycross ZooVisitor farm1.4 km→✦Moated site and fishponds NNW of St James' ChurchHistoric site800 m→⛪St Bartholomew's ChurchReligious grounds4 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→⛪St James's ChurchReligious grounds1 km→

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