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Ingerholmes Wood - Woodland

✦ Ancient woodland19 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

DogsForagingSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome19 ha

Getting here

52.82633, -1.46046

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 216m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Ancient woodland; Traditional orchard priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Derby Nomad WayWalking route79 km
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
Red WalkWalking route3.8 km
Named routeLength 3.8 km
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

37 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cloud Trail GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef Cloud Trail GreenwayLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route654 m
Named routeRef 6Length 654 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route998 m
Named routeRef 6Length 998 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route9 m
Named routeLength 9 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route65 m
Named routeRef 6Length 65 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
The Tramway TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRef The Tramway Trail
🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Melbourne Ridebridleway · 195 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 195 mPath type: track
BW19bridleway · 655 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 655 mSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Crop field towards Ingerholmes Wood

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Crop field towards Ingerholmes Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Calke ParkUrban park2.7 km→✦CALKE ABBEYHistoric site2.8 km→✦MELBOURNE HALLHistoric site2.7 km→✦STAUNTON HAROLD HALLHistoric site4.6 km→🌱Poppy WoodUrban park800 m→🌱The GreenUrban park4.9 km→

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