Quakesick Spinney - Mixed woodland
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.66669, -1.07777
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 250m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🛝Playground 250m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km172 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Leicester 'Route 2'Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 2Local cycle route
West End WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef West End WayLocal cycle route
Fosse2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Inner RingwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef Inner RingwayLocal cycle route
Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
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Barkby Thorpe Road, near Thurmaston, Leicester
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