Knighton Spinney Nature Trail

Knighton Spinney Nature TrailWelcome 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.

奈顿斯宾尼自然步道（Knighton Spinney Nature Trail）
欢迎来到奈顿斯宾尼（Knighton Spinney）。请沿步道顺时针行进，即可找到自然步道上的全部10个标识柱。每个标识柱均配备面向儿童的互动活动、黄铜拓印板，以及可链接至斯宾尼更多相关资讯的二维码（QR code）。沿此步道游览，您将了解栖息于此的动植物，以及斯宾尼为何是一处极具特色的林地。

这片林地的旗舰树种为栎树（Oak）与白蜡树（Ash）。尽管此地的林地历史更为悠久，但现有的栎树均为约200年前所栽植。这类栎树人工林原本规划为采伐用材林，但这片林地的树木从未遭到砍伐，如今它们作为重要的林地生境受到保护。

若想深入了解鸟类，请访问皇家鸟类保护协会（RSPB）官网，即可获取各类鸟类的影像与鸣叫声录音。不妨从绿啄木鸟（Green Woodpecker）开始了解：它拥有辨识度极高的鸣啼，被称为“yaffle”，今日您或许有幸在斯宾尼聆听到其叫声。诸多鸟类相较视觉观察，更易通过听觉辨识，因此学会识别它们的鸣啼，是了解公园与私人庭院中栖息鸟类的绝佳途径。

莱斯特市议会（Leicester City Council）倾力管理公共绿地，供全体市民共享。每周均有志愿者参与莱斯特环境志愿者行动日，为绿地维护贡献力量。您在林地中所见的、带有粉黄护树装置的树木，均由志愿者栽植；志愿者还协助铺设了您正行走的碎石步道，并清除了黑莓丛，为银莲花（wood anemones）的生长预留空间。这是投身户外、享受乐趣并创造价值的绝佳方式。

若您愿意参与莱斯特绿地的管护工作，不妨点击此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、步道实拍图，以及可用于导航步道的地图。点击“编号地图”（Numbered map）标签即可进入导航地图，该地图将标注步道沿线的多个点位。点击任意点位，即可查看对应步道的实拍图及相关资讯。