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Highway Spinney

4 ha

📷 Luke Shaw · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.62655, -1.19749

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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
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Canada Goose, Mallard, Mute Swan +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Canada Goose, Mallard, Mute Swan +48 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Amanita'r Gwybed, Arrhenia rickenii, Hen Of The Woods +13 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Amanita'r Gwybed, Arrhenia rickenii, Hen Of The Woods +13 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, White Dead-nettle +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Australian Orange-tip, Large Yellow Underwing +208 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Australian Orange-tip, Large Yellow Underwing +208 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Daisy, Common Nettle, Greater Plantain +83 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Daisy, Common Nettle, Greater Plantain +83 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

156 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Leicester 'Route 2'Cycling route
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
West End WayCycling route
Named routeRef West End WayLocal cycle route
Inner RingwayCycling route
Named routeRef Inner RingwayLocal cycle route
Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Leicester 'Route 3'Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Braunstone Lane passing Highway Spinney

📷 Luke Shaw · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Braunstone Lane passing Highway Spinney

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