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Hoeback Spinney

1 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

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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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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

Very strong match

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

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Thyme-leaved Speedwell, Common Sorrel +20 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Cobalt Crust, Uromyces muscari, Physcia adscendens +8 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Cobalt Crust, Uromyces muscari, Physcia adscendens +8 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Halesus radiatus, Cloeon dipterum, Limnephilus lunatus +80 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Halesus radiatus, Cloeon dipterum, Limnephilus lunatus +80 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Chiffchaff, Kestrel, Blackcap +36 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Chiffchaff, Kestrel, Blackcap +36 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bluebell, Lesser Celandine, Common Nettle +187 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bluebell, Lesser Celandine, Common Nettle +187 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 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

Jurassic WayWalking route142 km

Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route

Rutland RoundWalking route105 km

Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route

Leicestershire RoundWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

8 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

9,675 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,675 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds24 species

springsummerautumn

2024

Chiffchaff · Red Kite · Blackcap · Swallow · Buzzard +19

ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
Red KiteMilvus milvus2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
SwallowHirundo rustica
BuzzardButeo buteo2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2023
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
RavenCorvus corax2023
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023

🐝

Insects66 species

summer

2026

Halesus radiatus · Cloeon dipterum · Limnephilus lunatus · Cereal Leaf Beetle · Common Burying Beetle +61

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
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2024
Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata2024
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
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2025
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Physocephala rufipesPhysocephala rufipes2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis2025
Toadflax BrocadeCalophasia lunula2025
Empis lividaEmpis livida2025
Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2025
Melangyna umbellatarumMelangyna umbellatarum2025
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025
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
Reduvius personatusReduvius personatus2025
Xylota sylvarumXylota sylvarum2025
Criorhina floccosaCriorhina floccosa2025
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2025
Silver FishLepisma saccharinum2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2024
Miridius quadrivirgatusMiridius quadrivirgatus2024
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023
Endomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineus2023
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2023
Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2023
Rhabdomiris striatellusRhabdomiris striatellus2023

🍄

Fungi8 species

spring

2026

Cobalt Crust · Ramalina farinacea · Cedar Cup · Uromyces muscari · Physcia adscendens +3

Cobalt CrustTerana coerulea2025
Ramalina farinaceaRamalina farinacea
Cedar CupGeopora sumneriana
Uromyces muscariUromyces muscari
Physcia adscendensPhyscia adscendens
Erythricium aurantiacumErythricium aurantiacum
Spring HazelcupEncoelia furfuracea2024
Brithdegyll WyffurfPanaeolus semiovatus2024

🌿

Plants6 species

spring

2026

Upright Hedge Bedstraw · Lesser Celandine · Creeping Cinquefoil · Bluebell · Spurge-laurel +1

Upright Hedge BedstrawGalium album subsp. erectum
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Spurge-laurelDaphne laureola2025
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,675 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds24 species

springsummerautumn

2024

Chiffchaff · Red Kite · Blackcap · Swallow · Buzzard +19

ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
Red KiteMilvus milvus2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
SwallowHirundo rustica
BuzzardButeo buteo2023
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2023
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
RavenCorvus corax2023
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023

🐝

Insects66 species

summer

2026

Halesus radiatus · Cloeon dipterum · Limnephilus lunatus · Cereal Leaf Beetle · Common Burying Beetle +61

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
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Wasp BeetleClytus arietis2024
Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata2024
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
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2025
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Physocephala rufipesPhysocephala rufipes2025
Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis2025
Toadflax BrocadeCalophasia lunula2025
Empis lividaEmpis livida2025
Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2025
Melangyna umbellatarumMelangyna umbellatarum2025
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025
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
Reduvius personatusReduvius personatus2025
Xylota sylvarumXylota sylvarum2025
Criorhina floccosaCriorhina floccosa2025
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens2025
Silver FishLepisma saccharinum2025
Parent BugElasmucha grisea2024
Miridius quadrivirgatusMiridius quadrivirgatus2024
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023
Endomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineus2023
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2023
Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2023
Rhabdomiris striatellusRhabdomiris striatellus2023

🍄

Fungi8 species

spring

2026

Cobalt Crust · Ramalina farinacea · Cedar Cup · Uromyces muscari · Physcia adscendens +3

Cobalt CrustTerana coerulea2025
Ramalina farinaceaRamalina farinacea
Cedar CupGeopora sumneriana
Uromyces muscariUromyces muscari
Physcia adscendensPhyscia adscendens
Erythricium aurantiacumErythricium aurantiacum
Spring HazelcupEncoelia furfuracea2024
Brithdegyll WyffurfPanaeolus semiovatus2024

🌿

Plants6 species

spring

2026

Upright Hedge Bedstraw · Lesser Celandine · Creeping Cinquefoil · Bluebell · Spurge-laurel +1

Upright Hedge BedstrawGalium album subsp. erectum
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Spurge-laurelDaphne laureola2025
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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