Penguin Wood - Woodland
11 ha
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha
Getting here
52.73904, -1.61530
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 303m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 303m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named hiking route nearby: National Forest Way
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
National Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Way for the MillenniumWalking route65 km▾
Newport to Burton on Trent
Named routeLength 65 kmRegional walking route
Coton in the Elms Circular WalkWalking route10 km▾
Named routeLength 10 kmLocal walking route
Spires and SteeplesWalking route▾
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
54 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Conkers CircuitCycling route▾
Named routeRef Conkers CircuitRound tripLocal cycle route
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route32 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 32 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface pavementslabs
N/ACycling route190 m▾
Named routeLength 190 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route446 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 446 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route136 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 136 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
14,515 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
14,515 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds5 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Hobby · Peregrine · Grey Wagtail · Lesser Redpoll · Wigeon
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- WigeonMareca penelope
Western Conifer Seed Bug
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
Wood Avens · Pedunculate Oak · Cleavers · Cow Parsley · Hogweed +88
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,515 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds5 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Hobby · Peregrine · Grey Wagtail · Lesser Redpoll · Wigeon
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- WigeonMareca penelope
Western Conifer Seed Bug
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
Wood Avens · Pedunculate Oak · Cleavers · Cow Parsley · Hogweed +88
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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