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Fishpond Spinney

2 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.57126, -0.77371

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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 — Lapwing, Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull +110 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Lapwing, Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull +110 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Cobalt Crust, Cedar Cup, Physcia tenella +14 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Cobalt Crust, Cedar Cup, Physcia tenella +14 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Upright Hedge Bedstraw, Lesser Celandine, Ground-ivy +19 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Upright Hedge Bedstraw, Lesser Celandine, Ground-ivy +19 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Anaglyptus mysticus, Orange-tailed Mining Bee, Comma +39 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Anaglyptus mysticus, Orange-tailed Mining Bee, Comma +39 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Dandelion, Bulrush, Elder +1 more foraging species

Varies

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

St. Peter's Stockerston

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St. Peter's Stockerston

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Lyddington Bedehouse: a medieval bishop's palace and post-medieval almshouse with moat, gardens, fishponds and cultivation remainsHistoric site4.5 km→⛪The Church of St Peter and St PaulReligious grounds3.9 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3 km→✦Moated site at AllextonHistoric site3.2 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→

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