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Kirby Spinney

9 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

52.52840, -0.62515

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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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Coot, Mute Swan +87 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Coot, Mute Swan +87 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Saucer Bug, Toothed Pondskater, Microvelia (Microvelia) reticulata +19 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Saucer Bug, Toothed Pondskater, Microvelia (Microvelia) reticulata +19 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Aubretia, Dog's Mercury, Lesser Celandine +1 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Aubretia, Dog's Mercury, Lesser Celandine +1 more · last seen 2023

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Northamptonshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Wakerly Woods Red RouteMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Kirby Lane in Kirby Spinney

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Kirby Lane in Kirby Spinney

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Weldon Woodland ParkUrban park4.2 km→✦DEENE PARKHistoric site1.6 km→🌱Weldon Woodland ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.6 km→✦Blatherwycke medieval village remainsHistoric site4.6 km→⛪Weldon Congregational ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→

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