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Abelwood

2 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.07118, -1.14628

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
  • 🌿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
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Carrion Crow +57 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Mammals — Grey Squirrel, Bat, Hedgehog +13 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Peacock, Speckled Wood +108 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2017

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country TrailWalking route
Named route
Robin Hood WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

37 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
River Leen ValleyCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route136 m
Named routeLength 136 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route428 m
Named routeRef 6Length 428 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route149 m
Named routeRef 6Length 149 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sewage pumping station, Long Dale

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sewage pumping station, Long Dale

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦NEWSTEAD ABBEYHistoric site3.1 km→🌱Newstead Abbey GardensUrban park3.1 km→🏞️BURNTSTUMPCountry park2.4 km→🌱Rose GardenUrban park3 km→🌱Small Walled GardenUrban park3 km→🌱The Great GardenUrban park3.1 km→