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Welland Spinney

7 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

52.59495, -0.57623

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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
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, Yellow-legged Gull, Shoveler +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Yellow-legged Gull, Shoveler +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Mouse-ear-hawkweed, Garlic Mustard, Common Nettle +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Tormentil, Field Madder, Common Gromwell +148 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Tormentil, Field Madder, Common Gromwell +148 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Phyllactinia fraxini, Erysiphe urticae, Golovinomyces cichoracearum +4 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — Phyllactinia fraxini, Erysiphe urticae, Golovinomyces cichoracearum +4 more · last seen 2022

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Insect spotting

Insects — Light Brown Apple Moth, Beaded Chestnut, Glow-worm +42 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Light Brown Apple Moth, Beaded Chestnut, Glow-worm +42 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Jurassic WayWalking route142 km
Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Rutland RoundWalking route105 km
Named routeLength 105 kmRegional walking route
Hereward WayWalking route
Named routePoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Rutland)Cycling route

National Byway in Rutland

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Northamptonshire)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Rutland Water CircuitCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Wakerly Woods Red RouteMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Welland Spinney

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Welland Spinney

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Kings Cliffe Village FieldUrban park4.8 km→🌱Pond CloseUrban park2.8 km→✦Blatherwycke medieval village remainsHistoric site4.7 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.2 km→✦Roman villa east of Foster’s BridgeHistoric site2.4 km→✦Fineshade motte and bailey castle and abbeyHistoric site3 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Top Lodge Wildlife Pond

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