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Folville Spinney

3 ha

📷 Andrew Tatlow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.71234, -0.96182

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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
  • 🌿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 — Jackdaw, Blackbird, House Sparrow +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Blackbird, House Sparrow +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Blackthorn, Elder +21 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hawthorn, Ash, Blackthorn +195 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Hawthorn, Ash, Blackthorn +195 more · last seen 2023

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Comma, Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner +22 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Comma, Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner +22 more · last seen 2024

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Lecidella elaeochroma, Arthonia radiata, Pocket Plum · last seen 2025; Fungi — Lecidella elaeochroma, Arthonia radiata, Pocket Plum · last seen 2025

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

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

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route98 m
Named routeRef 48Length 98 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
Named routeRef 48Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2 km
Named routeRef 48Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route775 m
Named routeRef 48Length 775 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 48Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View from Pasture Lane towards Folville Spinney

📷 Andrew Tatlow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View from Pasture Lane towards Folville Spinney

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✦BAGGRAVE HALLHistoric site4.6 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.1 km→⛪St Luke's ChurchReligious grounds1.3 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds1.3 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→🐄March House FarmVisitor farm4.2 km→

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