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Kicklewell Spinney

3 ha

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.48270, -1.03448

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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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Robin +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Robin +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hogweed, Hawthorn +20 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Dryad's Saddle, Ganoderma, Boeremia hedericola +8 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Dryad's Saddle, Ganoderma, Boeremia hedericola +8 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Rhamphus pulicarius, Cercopis vulnerata +53 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Rhamphus pulicarius, Cercopis vulnerata +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, Hogweed, Ash +152 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Nettle, Hogweed, Ash +152 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km
Named routeRef 6Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route860 m
Named routeRef 6Length 860 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route500 m
Named routeRef 6Length 500 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route203 m
Named routeRef 6Length 203 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.7 km
Named routeRef 6Length 4.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Kicklewell Spinney, from the south

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Kicklewell Spinney, from the south

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✦Gumley medieval settlement remains, rabbit warren and field systems, 600m south west of the Church of St HelenHistoric site3 km→✦Gumley medieval settlement remains and field systems, 620m south east of the Church of St HelenHistoric site3.7 km→🌱Dog ParkUrban park3.9 km→✦Knaptoft medieval settlement and manorial complex including church, three fishponds and windmill moundHistoric site3.4 km→✦Marston Trussell shrunken medieval village and moatHistoric site4.1 km→✦Pinslade moated grange, MowsleyHistoric site2.3 km→

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