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Lane's Spinney

8 ha

📷 Andrew Tatlow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

52.57878, -0.92350

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pheasant, Chaffinch, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Pheasant, Chaffinch, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2024

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Glistening Inkcap, Coesyn Melfed, Fairy Inkcap +11 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Glistening Inkcap, Coesyn Melfed, Fairy Inkcap +11 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Elder, Common Nettle, Meadowsweet +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Dog's Mercury, Springy Turf-moss +69 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Dog's Mercury, Springy Turf-moss +69 more · last seen 2021

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Limnephilus lunatus, Common Earwig +46 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Limnephilus lunatus, Common Earwig +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 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
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

13 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 route3.9 km
Named routeRef 63Length 3.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km
Named routeRef 63Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Southfield Spinney

📷 Andrew Tatlow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Southfield Spinney

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Useful places within 5 km

✦Medieval village earthworks, fishponds and mill leat at Stonton WyvilleHistoric site3.5 km→🌱St Mary's ChurchUrban park800 m→✦Fish pondsHistoric site3.5 km→✦Medieval manorial earthworks and gardens 140m south of Manor HouseHistoric site4.5 km→⛪St Thomas À Becket's ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds2 km→

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