Knighton Spinney Nature Trail

Knighton Spinney Nature Trail Welcome to Knighton Spinney. Follow the path clockwise to find all 10 posts in the nature trail. Each post has an activity for children and a brass rubbing plate, as well as a QR code linking to more information about the Spinney. As you follow the trail you will learn about the plants and animals that live here, and why the Spinney is such a special place. The biggest trees in the spinney are Oak and Ash. Oak trees were planted here around 200 years ago, although we know there has been woodland here for much longer. Oak plantations like this were intended to be cut and used as timber, but these ones were never cut. Now they are protected as an important woodland habitat. To learn more about birds visit the RSPB website where you will find pictures and audio recordings of bird calls. Start with the Green Woodpecker; it has a distinctive cry called a ‘yaffle’, and you may be lucky enough to hear it in the Spinney today. Lots of birds are easier to hear than to see, so learning to recognise their calls is a great way to find out about the birds living in parks and your garden. Leicester City Council works hard to manage public green spaces that we can all enjoy. Each week, people volunteer to help by joining the Leicester Environmental Volunteers work days. Volunteers planted the trees you see in the pink and yellow tree guards in the spinney. Volunteers also helped lay the gravel path you are following and cleared brambles to make space for the wood anemones. It is a great way to spend time outdoors, have fun and make a difference. If you would like to help look after Leicester’s green spaces, why not sign up to volunteer by following this link? Leicester Environmental Volunteers link. Instructions for use The page contains a table of points of interest, images of the trail and also a map which can be used to follow the trail. Click on the "Numbered map" tab to access the map which will show a number of points following the trail. Clicking on these points will show an image of the trail along with information relating to the trail.

奈顿斯皮尼自然步道（Knighton Spinney Nature Trail）
欢迎来到奈顿斯皮尼自然步道。请沿步道顺时针行进，即可游览步道上全部10个标识柱。每个标识柱均设有面向儿童的互动活动、黄铜拓印板，以及可跳转至该林地详细介绍的二维码（QR code）。沿步道游览期间，您将了解到栖息于此的各类动植物，以及这片林地为何堪称一处独特的自然宝地。
这片林地中体量最大的树种为橡树（Oak）与梣树（Ash）。橡树约于200年前在此栽植，尽管现有史料表明，此处早在更早时期便已有林地分布。此类橡树人工林原本规划为采伐用材林，但本次保留的这片林带从未遭到砍伐，如今已作为重要的林地生境受到保护。
若想深入了解本地鸟类，可访问英国皇家鸟类保护协会（Royal Society for the Protection of Birds，RSPB）官网，其中收录有各类鸟类的影像与鸣叫声频。不妨从绿啄木鸟（Green Woodpecker）开始了解——它拥有辨识度极高的鸣啼，俗称"yaffle"，您今日或许有幸在这片林地中聆听到其叫声。多数鸟类往往闻其声而难见其形，因此学会辨识鸟鸣，是了解公园乃至自家花园中栖息鸟类的绝佳途径。
莱斯特市议会（Leicester City Council）一直致力于管护公共绿地，供全体市民共享休憩。每周均有志愿者参与莱斯特环境志愿者项目的工作日活动：志愿者们栽种了目前由粉黄护树围栏环绕的林木，协助铺设您脚下的碎石步道，并清除荆棘为银莲花（wood anemones）腾出生长空间。参与志愿活动不失为户外休闲、乐享时光并创造积极改变的优质选择。若您希望参与管护莱斯特的公共绿地，可通过以下链接报名成为志愿者：莱斯特环境志愿者报名链接。
使用说明
本页面包含景点一览表、步道实拍影像，以及可用于跟随游览的步道地图。点击"Numbered map"标签即可打开地图，地图将标注沿步道分布的若干点位；点击对应点位，即可查看该步道点位的实拍影像与相关介绍信息。