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Hallaton Spinneys

8 ha

Plan your visit

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Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Swallow
  • 🌿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

Bird watching

Birds — Pheasant, Swallow, Red-legged Partridge +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pheasant, Swallow, Red-legged Partridge +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Garlic Mustard, Common Nettle, White Dead-nettle +22 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Azure Damselfly, Ruddy Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly +116 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Ruddy Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly +116 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Dog's Mercury, Greater Plantain, Garlic Mustard +198 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Dog's Mercury, Greater Plantain, Garlic Mustard +198 more · last seen 2024

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Field Blewits, Turkeytail, Cushion Bracket +1 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Field Blewits, Turkeytail, Cushion Bracket +1 more · last seen 2021

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 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
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route9.1 km
Named routeRef 63Length 9.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 63Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 63Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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