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Heg Spinney

2 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

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52.57487, -0.80176

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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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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

Very strong match

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Netted Shield Lichen, Cedar Cup, Physcia tenella +9 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Netted Shield Lichen, Cedar Cup, Physcia tenella +9 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Beaded Chestnut +198 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Beaded Chestnut +198 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Pheasant, Blackbird, Swallow +39 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pheasant, Blackbird, Swallow +39 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Spear Thistle, Selfheal, Ground-ivy +70 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Spear Thistle, Selfheal, Ground-ivy +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Elder, Common Nettle, Hogweed +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

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

🚴

Cycling

6 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 route2.4 km

Named routeRef 64Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

5,634 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,634 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds20 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Blackbird · Swallow · Blue Tit · Pheasant · House Sparrow +15

BlackbirdTurdus merula
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2022
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
Great TitParus major2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022

🐝

Insects70 species

summer

2026

Halesus radiatus · Cloeon dipterum · Limnephilus lunatus · Cereal Leaf Beetle · Common Burying Beetle +65

Halesus radiatusHalesus radiatus2025
Cloeon dipterumCloeon dipterum2025
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
Cereal Leaf BeetleOulema duftschmidi/melanopus2025
Common Burying BeetleNicrophorus vespillo2025
Athripsodes bilineatusAthripsodes bilineatus2025
Banded GeneralStratiomys potamida2025
Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius2025
Tanbark BorerPhymatodes testaceus2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
Reduvius personatusReduvius personatus2025
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2024
Tachina feraTachina fera2022
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Devil's Coach-horseOcypus olens2025
Pine CarpetPennithera firmata2025
Stenagostus rhombeusStenagostus rhombeus2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
18-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttata2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Ledra auritaLedra aurita2025
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2025
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Physocephala rufipesPhysocephala rufipes2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis2025
Toadflax BrocadeCalophasia lunula2025
Empis lividaEmpis livida2025
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025
Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2025
Melangyna umbellatarumMelangyna umbellatarum2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2025
Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarataStenodema (Brachystira) calcarata2025
Iassus lanioIassus lanio2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Timothy GrassbugStenotus binotatus2025
Opheltes glaucopterusOpheltes glaucopterus2025
Amblyteles armatoriusAmblyteles armatorius2025
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2025
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025
Apolygus lucorumApolygus lucorum2025
Polymerus (Poeciloscytus) unifasciatusPolymerus (Poeciloscytus) unifasciatus2025
Pseudocistela ceramboidesPseudocistela ceramboides2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
Xylota sylvarumXylota sylvarum2025
Criorhina floccosaCriorhina floccosa2025
Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2025
Panorpa germanicaPanorpa germanica2025
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2025
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2025
Silver FishLepisma saccharinum2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2024
Miridius quadrivirgatusMiridius quadrivirgatus2024
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023
Endomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineus2023
Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2023
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2022
EristalisEristalis2022
Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2022

🍄

Fungi12 species

spring

2026

Uromyces muscari · Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. · Netted Shield Lichen · King Alfred's Cakes · Lecidella elaeochroma +7

Uromyces muscariUromyces muscari
Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.
Netted Shield LichenParmelia sulcata
King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica
Lecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma
Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
Physcia adscendensPhyscia adscendens
Erythricium aurantiacumErythricium aurantiacum
Ramalina farinaceaRamalina farinacea
Physcia tenellaPhyscia tenella
Cedar CupGeopora sumneriana
Brithdegyll WyffurfPanaeolus semiovatus2024

🌿

Plants15 species

spring

2026

Cow Parsley · Ground-ivy · Creeping Cinquefoil · Bulrush · Groundsel +10

Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
BulrushTypha latifolia
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Common NettleUrtica dioica
CleaversGalium aparine
ElderSambucus nigra
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
BrambleRubus fruticosus
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Upright Hedge BedstrawGalium album subsp. erectum
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,634 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds20 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Blackbird · Swallow · Blue Tit · Pheasant · House Sparrow +15

BlackbirdTurdus merula
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2022
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
Great TitParus major2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
Barn OwlTyto alba2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022

🐝

Insects70 species

summer

2026

Halesus radiatus · Cloeon dipterum · Limnephilus lunatus · Cereal Leaf Beetle · Common Burying Beetle +65

Halesus radiatusHalesus radiatus2025
Cloeon dipterumCloeon dipterum2025
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
Cereal Leaf BeetleOulema duftschmidi/melanopus2025
Common Burying BeetleNicrophorus vespillo2025
Athripsodes bilineatusAthripsodes bilineatus2025
Banded GeneralStratiomys potamida2025
Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius2025
Tanbark BorerPhymatodes testaceus2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
Reduvius personatusReduvius personatus2025
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2024
Tachina feraTachina fera2022
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Devil's Coach-horseOcypus olens2025
Pine CarpetPennithera firmata2025
Stenagostus rhombeusStenagostus rhombeus2025
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
18-spot LadybirdMyrrha octodecimguttata2025
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025
Ledra auritaLedra aurita2025
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2025
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Physocephala rufipesPhysocephala rufipes2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis2025
Toadflax BrocadeCalophasia lunula2025
Empis lividaEmpis livida2025
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025
Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2025
Melangyna umbellatarumMelangyna umbellatarum2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2025
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2025
Stenodema (Brachystira) calcarataStenodema (Brachystira) calcarata2025
Iassus lanioIassus lanio2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Timothy GrassbugStenotus binotatus2025
Opheltes glaucopterusOpheltes glaucopterus2025
Amblyteles armatoriusAmblyteles armatorius2025
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2025
Lagria hirtaLagria hirta2025
Apolygus lucorumApolygus lucorum2025
Polymerus (Poeciloscytus) unifasciatusPolymerus (Poeciloscytus) unifasciatus2025
Pseudocistela ceramboidesPseudocistela ceramboides2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
Xylota sylvarumXylota sylvarum2025
Criorhina floccosaCriorhina floccosa2025
Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2025
Panorpa germanicaPanorpa germanica2025
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2025
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2025
Silver FishLepisma saccharinum2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2024
Miridius quadrivirgatusMiridius quadrivirgatus2024
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023
Endomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineus2023
Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2023
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2022
EristalisEristalis2022
Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2022

🍄

Fungi12 species

spring

2026

Uromyces muscari · Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. · Netted Shield Lichen · King Alfred's Cakes · Lecidella elaeochroma +7

Uromyces muscariUromyces muscari
Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.Lecanora chlarotera s. lat.
Netted Shield LichenParmelia sulcata
King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica
Lecidella elaeochromaLecidella elaeochroma
Common Orange LichenXanthoria parietina
Physcia adscendensPhyscia adscendens
Erythricium aurantiacumErythricium aurantiacum
Ramalina farinaceaRamalina farinacea
Physcia tenellaPhyscia tenella
Cedar CupGeopora sumneriana
Brithdegyll WyffurfPanaeolus semiovatus2024

🌿

Plants15 species

spring

2026

Cow Parsley · Ground-ivy · Creeping Cinquefoil · Bulrush · Groundsel +10

Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
BulrushTypha latifolia
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Common NettleUrtica dioica
CleaversGalium aparine
ElderSambucus nigra
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
BrambleRubus fruticosus
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Upright Hedge BedstrawGalium album subsp. erectum
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Field south of Allexton Road

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