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Hare Spinney

6 ha

📷 Andrew Tatlow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

52.70482, -0.92391

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pochard +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pochard +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Blackthorn, Elder +22 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hawthorn, Ash, Blackthorn +165 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Hawthorn, Ash, Blackthorn +165 more · last seen 2023

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Chewing Gum Lichen, Variospora flavescens +3 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Chewing Gum Lichen, Variospora flavescens +3 more · last seen 2021

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Bedeguar Gall, Orange-bearded Bluebottle +12 more · last seen 2023; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Bedeguar Gall, Orange-bearded Bluebottle +12 more · last seen 2023

Free

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
Jubilee Way (Leicestershire)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

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

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route9.1 km
Named routeRef 63Length 9.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Old Railway Cutting in April 2006

📷 Andrew Tatlow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Old Railway Cutting in April 2006

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🌱Burrough Hill Country ParkUrban park3.4 km→🏞️BURROUGH HILLCountry park3.4 km→✦Lowesy village earthworkHistoric site4.6 km→✦LOWESBY HALLHistoric site4.6 km→✦BAGGRAVE HALLHistoric site4.9 km→✦Lowesby deserted medieval village with three fishpondsHistoric site4.6 km→

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