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Hickling's Spinney

1 ha

📷 Richard Law · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.71084, -1.15105

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Mute Swan, Mallard +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Mute Swan, Mallard +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Candlesnuff Fungus, Ramalina farinacea +39 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Candlesnuff Fungus, Ramalina farinacea +39 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Garlic Mustard, White Dead-nettle +17 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Speckled Wood, Western Honey Bee +227 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Speckled Wood, Western Honey Bee +227 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ivy, Common Nettle, Navelwort +116 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ivy, Common Nettle, Navelwort +116 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

79 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking south along The Ridings beside Hickling's Spinney

📷 Richard Law · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking south along The Ridings beside Hickling's Spinney

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🌱Watermead Country ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Castle Hill Country ParkUrban park4.2 km→🏞️WATERMEADCountry park4.3 km→🌱School Lane Playing FieldsUrban park4.4 km→🌱School Lane Playing FieldsUrban park4.4 km→🌱Jenham Drive ParkUrban park4.7 km→

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