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Slade Spinney

1 ha

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.82235, -1.27157

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Mallard +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Mallard +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Box Bug, Orange Swift +9 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Roesel's Bush-cricket, Box Bug, Orange Swift +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Derby Nomad WayWalking route79 km
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Gotham Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeRef GHT
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Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Clifton <> KegworthCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Route 15Cycling route
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Hathern <> KegworthCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
East Midlands AirportCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Geese and pollarded trees by the River Soar

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Geese and pollarded trees by the River Soar

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉BISHOP'S MEADOWNature reserve5 km→🌱Whatton House GardensUrban park1.1 km→🌱Highfields HedgesUrban park2.4 km→🌱The GreenUrban park2.7 km→✦KINGSTON PARK PLEASURE GARDENSHistoric site3 km→🦉SUTTON BONNINGTON SPINNEY & MEADOWSNature reserve1 km→

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