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Botany Spinney - Woodland plantation

26 ha

📷 Terry Roberts · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome26 ha

Getting here

52.62882, -1.43223

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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
Bike parkingParking

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

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

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Leicestershire RoundWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 52Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km
Named routeRef 63Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 63Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route721 m
Named routeRef 63Length 721 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bosworth Water Trust

📷 Terry Roberts · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bosworth Water Trust

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️MARKET BOSWORTH PARKCountry park2.9 km→🌱Market Bosworth Country ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Bosworth ParkUrban park2.9 km→🏞️BATTLEFIELD OF BOSWORTHCountry park3.8 km→🌱Shenton StationUrban park3.7 km→🌱Bosworth Battlefield Country ParkUrban park3.9 km→

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