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Knoll Spinney

1 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.59511, -1.27248

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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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Garden Bumblebee, Black Sexton Beetle, German Wasp +558 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small Garden Bumblebee, Black Sexton Beetle, German Wasp +558 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pochard, Wigeon, Wren +25 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pochard, Wigeon, Wren +25 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Common Grey Disco, Ballerina, Meadow Waxcap +3 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Common Grey Disco, Ballerina, Meadow Waxcap +3 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Foxglove, Large Bindweed, Elm +8 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Foxglove, Large Bindweed, Elm +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Footpath V51Walking route
Named routeRef V51
Bridleway V29Walking route
Named routeRef V29
Footpath V35Walking route
Named routeRef V35
Footpath U50Walking route
Named routeRef U50
Footpath V23Walking route
Named routeRef V23
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Leicester 'Route 3'Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Knoll along the A47 Leicester Road

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Knoll along the A47 Leicester Road

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Kirby Muxloe Bowls ClubUrban park4.9 km→🌱Wood Street Community ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Radford ParkUrban park5 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds1.2 km→🌱The Hall FieldUrban park3 km→🌱The Hall FieldUrban park3 km→

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