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Stonesby Spinney

3 ha

📷 Tim Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeForagingInsects
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.80041, -0.78423

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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
  • 🌿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 — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Hogweed, Common Nettle +23 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Orange-tip, Brimstone, Gatekeeper +279 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Orange-tip, Brimstone, Gatekeeper +279 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Skylark, Yellowhammer, Carrion Crow +46 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Skylark, Yellowhammer, Carrion Crow +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Knapweed, Field Maple, Meadow Crane's-bill +221 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Common Knapweed, Field Maple, Meadow Crane's-bill +221 more · last seen 2024

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Ambarelo'r Bwgan, Bracken Map · last seen 2022; Fungi — Ambarelo'r Bwgan, Bracken Map · last seen 2022

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mowbray WayWalking route14 km
Named routeLength 14 kmLocal walking route
Jubilee Way (Leicestershire)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 64Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9.9 km
Named routeRef 64Length 9.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

New bridleway (E65a) past Stonesby Spinney

📷 Tim Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

New bridleway (E65a) past Stonesby Spinney

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Croxton ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Waltham Methodist ChurchUrban park2.7 km→✦Croxton Abbey and associated remainsHistoric site4.5 km→⛪Waltham Methodist ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→⛪St Mary Magdalene's ChurchReligious grounds2.5 km→⛪St Bartholomew's ChurchReligious grounds4 km→

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