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Lodge Spinney

1 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.71841, -0.84807

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Blackbird
  • 🌿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
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Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Kestrel, Blackbird, Skylark +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Kestrel, Blackbird, Skylark +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Common Sorrel +30 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Peacock, Brimstone +85 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Peacock, Brimstone +85 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Common Nettle, Cleavers +208 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Creeping Buttercup, Common Nettle, Cleavers +208 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Dead Moll's Fingers, Jelly Ear +6 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Dead Moll's Fingers, Jelly Ear +6 more · last seen 2023

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Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Jubilee Way (Leicestershire)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Oakham Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
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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

Lane at Lodge Spinney

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lane at Lodge Spinney

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Site of St. Mary & St. Lazarus HospitalHistoric site3.1 km→🏞️BURROUGH HILLCountry park2.6 km→🌱Burrough Hill Country ParkUrban park2.6 km→✦St Mary and St Lazarus Hospital, moated site and two fishponds, Burton LazarsHistoric site3.1 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds5 km→🐄Ferneley’s Dairy Barn CaféVisitor farm1.8 km→

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