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Aldercar Wood

✦ Ancient woodland12 ha

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

53.06253, -1.22257

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Tufted Duck, Blackbird, Lapwing +112 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Tufted Duck, Blackbird, Lapwing +112 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Willow Feather-moss, Common Smoothcap, Pointed Spear-moss +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly, Migrant Hawker +21 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly, Migrant Hawker +21 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
6 of the best Circular WalkWalking route
Named route
Broxtowe Country TrailWalking route
Named route
Robin Hood WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

36 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Farleys Lane bridlewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
River Leen ValleyCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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

Newstead: view across the old cemetery towards Aldecar Wood

📷 Chris · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Newstead: view across the old cemetery towards Aldecar Wood

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Nearby places

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✦NEWSTEAD ABBEYHistoric site2.7 km→🌱Titchfield ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Newstead Abbey GardensUrban park2.6 km→🌱Portland Country ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Sub-Tropical GardenUrban park2.7 km→🌱Rose GardenUrban park2.7 km→

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