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Long Spinney

5 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

52.59449, -0.86519

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pheasant, Kestrel, Swallow +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pheasant, Kestrel, Swallow +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Elastic Saddle, Larch Disco, Rose Rust +26 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Elastic Saddle, Larch Disco, Rose Rust +26 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Hazel +23 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Brimstone, Blue-tailed Damselfly +61 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Brimstone, Blue-tailed Damselfly +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Cow Parsley +191 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Cow Parsley +191 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 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
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

9 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 route1.1 km
Named routeRef 63Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 63Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Round Spinney and Keythorpe Hall

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Round Spinney and Keythorpe Hall

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🌱Launde ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Chapel of St John the BaptistUrban park4.9 km→🌱Chapel of St John the BaptistUrban park5 km→🌱St Mary's ChurchUrban park3.6 km→✦Moated site at AllextonHistoric site4.7 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.7 km→

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