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Stackyard Spinney

1 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeFungiForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.61277, -1.07412

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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
  • 🍄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
Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Jelly Ear, Candlesnuff Fungus, Crepidotus +41 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Jelly Ear, Candlesnuff Fungus, Crepidotus +41 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Garlic Mustard, Red Dead-nettle, Meadowsweet +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Batman Hoverfly, Shuttle-shaped Dart +325 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Batman Hoverfly, Shuttle-shaped Dart +325 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Lady's Bedstraw, Cut-leaved Crane's-bill, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +51 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lady's Bedstraw, Cut-leaved Crane's-bill, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds; Birds — Raven, Jackdaw, Robin +12 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

86 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Leicester 'Route 4'Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Leicester 'Route 3'Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
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
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cattle trough and field near Stackyard Spinney

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cattle trough and field near Stackyard Spinney

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Evington ParkUrban park1.4 km→🌱Evington ParkUrban park1.4 km→🏞️BROCKS HILLCountry park2.6 km→🌱Brocks HillUrban park2.6 km→🌱Knighton ParkUrban park2.6 km→🦉THE BOROUGH OF OADBY AND WIGSTON (BROCKS HILL COUNTRY PARK)Nature reserve2.7 km→

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