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Knowles' Spinney

1 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeForagingFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.64051, -1.41035

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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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, White Dead-nettle, Hawthorn +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Microbotryum parlatorei, Madarch y Maes, Synchytrium taraxaci +8 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Microbotryum parlatorei, Madarch y Maes, Synchytrium taraxaci +8 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Setaceous Hebrew Character, Large Yellow Underwing, Common Wainscot +256 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Setaceous Hebrew Character, Large Yellow Underwing, Common Wainscot +256 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Brambling, Greenfinch, Chaffinch +45 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Brambling, Greenfinch, Chaffinch +45 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, Creeping Thistle, Yorkshire-fog +152 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Common Nettle, Creeping Thistle, Yorkshire-fog +152 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route52 m
Named routeRef 63Length 52 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 52Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route576 m
Named routeLength 576 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route5 m
Named routeLength 5 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bosworth Road in Carlton

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bosworth Road in Carlton

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🏞️MARKET BOSWORTH PARKCountry park2.4 km→🌱Market Bosworth Country ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Bosworth ParkUrban park2.4 km→🏞️BATTLEFIELD OF BOSWORTHCountry park4.9 km→🌱Shenton StationUrban park4.8 km→🌱Bosworth Battlefield Country ParkUrban park4.8 km→

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