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Soar Brook Spinney

3 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

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
  • 🍄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

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Coot +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Coot +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Gorse, Silver Maple, Walnut +39 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Gorse, Silver Maple, Walnut +39 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Syritta pipiens, Green Shieldbug, Blackthorn Leaf-miner +20 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Syritta pipiens, Green Shieldbug, Blackthorn Leaf-miner +20 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Mallow Rust, Small Stagshorn, Shaggy Scalycap +1 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Mallow Rust, Small Stagshorn, Shaggy Scalycap +1 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Walnut, Common Nettle, Hawthorn +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

36 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Footpath V51Walking route
Named routeRef V51
Bridleway V53Walking route
Named routeRef V53
Bridleway V29Walking route
Named routeRef V29
Footpath V35Walking route
Named routeRef V35
Footpath U50Walking route
Named routeRef U50

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Field by Lutterworth Road, Smockington

Field by Lutterworth Road, Smockington

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