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Old Park Spinney

1 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Spinney Mountain State Park · CC BY-SA 3.0

WildlifeFungiForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.63223, -1.40111

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
  • 🍄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
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Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Protomyces macrosporus, Dog's Mercury Rust, Puccinia tumida +10 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Protomyces macrosporus, Dog's Mercury Rust, Puccinia tumida +10 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Pedunculate Oak, Hogweed +21 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Mallard, Robin +42 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Mallard, Robin +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Lunar Underwing, Large Yellow Underwing +221 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Lunar Underwing, Large Yellow Underwing +221 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, Great Willowherb, Ash +158 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Nettle, Great Willowherb, Ash +158 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 52Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km
Named routeRef 63Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 63Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.3 km
Named routeLength 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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Spinney Mountain State Park

📷 Wikipedia · Spinney Mountain State Park · CC BY-SA 3.0

Spinney Mountain State Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️MARKET BOSWORTH PARKCountry park1.3 km→🌱Market Bosworth Country ParkUrban park1.3 km→🌱Bosworth ParkUrban park1.3 km→🏞️BATTLEFIELD OF BOSWORTHCountry park4 km→🌱Bosworth Battlefield Country ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Shenton StationUrban park4 km→

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