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Mill Dam Spinney

4 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeForaging
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.50484, -1.12805

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Chaffinch
  • 🌿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 — Tawny Owl, Chaffinch, Goldfinch +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, Chaffinch, Goldfinch +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

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

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell +64 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Admiral, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — White Dead-nettle, Ivy, Common Nettle +138 more · last seen 2025; Plants — White Dead-nettle, Ivy, Common Nettle +138 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Spurge Rust, Variospora flavescens, Diploicia canescens +5 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Spurge Rust, Variospora flavescens, Diploicia canescens +5 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 50Cycling route
Named routeRef 50National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 50Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km
Named routeRef 50Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route367 m
Named routeRef 6Length 367 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km
Named routeRef 6Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

South towards Peatling Parva

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

South towards Peatling Parva

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Petlinge medieval settlement and manorial garden remains 90m west and 160m south east of All Saints' ChurchHistoric site2.4 km→🌱Gilmorton Recreation GroundUrban park3.4 km→✦Knaptoft medieval settlement and manorial complex including church, three fishponds and windmill moundHistoric site3.6 km→✦Moated site with fishpond at Dunton BassettHistoric site4.6 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds2.4 km→✦Petlinge medieval settlement remains 170m north of Whitehouse FarmHistoric site2.8 km→

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