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Melton Spinney

8 ha

📷 Andrew Tatlow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

52.79343, -0.86459

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Dunnock, Great Tit +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Dunnock, Great Tit +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Brimstone, Common Blue Damselfly, Meadow Brown +216 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Brimstone, Common Blue Damselfly, Meadow Brown +216 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bulrush, Himalayan Balsam, Common Reed +64 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bulrush, Himalayan Balsam, Common Reed +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bulrush, Meadowsweet, Hawthorn +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Yellow Brain, Lepraria incana s. lat., Jelly Ear +3 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Yellow Brain, Lepraria incana s. lat., Jelly Ear +3 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Mowbray WayWalking route14 km
Named routeLength 14 kmLocal walking route
Jubilee Way (Leicestershire)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route687 m
Named routeRef 64Length 687 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route24 m
Named routeLength 24 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route507 m
Named routeRef 64Length 507 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route41 m
Named routeRef 64Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route143 m
Named routeRef 64Length 143 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Towards Scalford along Melton Spinney Road

📷 Andrew Tatlow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Towards Scalford along Melton Spinney Road

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Nearby places

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🌱Egerton ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Melton Country ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Egerton Lodge Memorial GardensUrban park3.6 km→🌱Memorial GardensUrban park3.6 km→🌱New ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Play CloseUrban park3.7 km→

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