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Oak Spinney

1 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.49913, -1.00824

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Pochard
  • 🍄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

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, Pochard, Shoveler +86 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Pochard, Shoveler +86 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Gymnetron villosulum, Common Blue Damselfly, Bombus lucorum +62 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gymnetron villosulum, Common Blue Damselfly, Bombus lucorum +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hawthorn, Red Campion, Great Willowherb +38 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Hawthorn, Red Campion, Great Willowherb +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Chicken Of The Woods, Ramalina farinacea, Punctelia subrudecta s. lat. +3 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Chicken Of The Woods, Ramalina farinacea, Punctelia subrudecta s. lat. +3 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Hogweed, Blackthorn +8 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route860 m
Named routeRef 6Length 860 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.7 km
Named routeRef 6Length 4.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route217 m
Named routeRef 6Length 217 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 6Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route103 m
Named routeRef 6Length 103 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Wildlife to spot

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Knighton Spinney

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🌱The RecUrban park4.7 km→✦Gumley medieval settlement remains, rabbit warren and field systems, 600m south west of the Church of St HelenHistoric site600 m→✦Gumley medieval settlement remains and field systems, 620m south east of the Church of St HelenHistoric site1.3 km→🌱Edward Road ParkUrban park4.5 km→✦Marston Trussell shrunken medieval village and moatHistoric site4.1 km→🌱Village GreenUrban park4.6 km→

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