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High Moor Spinney

1 ha

📷 Colin Park · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.67621, -0.62668

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦100+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Black-headed Gull
  • 🌿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 — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Robin +97 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Robin +97 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Tomato, Mudwort, Marsh Cudweed +14 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Tomato, Mudwort, Marsh Cudweed +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Water Chickweed, Red Dead-nettle, Common Chickweed +1 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Clavaria, Snowy Waxcap, Deceiver · last seen 2024; Fungi — Clavaria, Snowy Waxcap, Deceiver · last seen 2024

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Agonum marginatum, Common Cockchafer +5 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Agonum marginatum, Common Cockchafer +5 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
Hereward WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Oakham Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Rutland Water CircuitCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route890 m
Named routeRef 63Length 890 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km
Named routeRef 63Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Viking Way, N of Whitwell, Rutland

📷 Colin Park · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Viking Way, N of Whitwell, Rutland

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🌱Barnsdale GardensUrban park2.1 km→🌱Hamilton ArboretumUrban park2.3 km→✦EXTON PARKHistoric site2.5 km→🌱Barnsdale Hotel & Country ClubUrban park2.6 km→🏞️RUTLAND WATERCountry park3.3 km→✦The Great TowerHistoric site1.6 km→

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