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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.80090, -1.68131
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Green Woodpecker and Tawny Owl
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Green Woodpecker and Tawny Owl
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Best for
7 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Green Woodpecker, Tawny Owl, Lesser Redpoll +89 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Birds — Green Woodpecker, Tawny Owl, Lesser Redpoll +89 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Dogs allowed — public woodland
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Small White +42 more · last seen 2025
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Hop, Wild Teasel, Guernsey Fleabane +15 more · last seen 2025
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
The Way for the MillenniumWalking route65 km▾
Newport to Burton on Trent
Named routeLength 65 kmRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
84 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 54Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route28 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 28 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route379 m▾
Named routeRef 54Length 379 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route96 m▾
Named routeLength 96 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route144 m▾
Named routeLength 144 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
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✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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