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Badger Wood

16 ha

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

52.75756, -1.60875

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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
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Garlic Mustard, Cleavers, Mugwort +20 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Garlic Mustard, Cleavers, Mugwort +20 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds; Birds — Stock Dove, Great Tit, Robin +3 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Ringlet +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Ringlet +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Garlic Mustard, Red Dead-nettle, Blackthorn

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe 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
Named route
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Cycling

73 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A stack of old straw bales at Badger Wood

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A stack of old straw bales at Badger Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Rosliston Forestry CentreUrban park1.9 km→🌱The WashlandsUrban park4.9 km→🌱Coronation ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Sensory GardenUrban park2.2 km→🌱Newhall ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Diana Memorial GardenUrban park3.7 km→

Nearby reservoirs

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Rosliston 1

Not High (England Use Only)1.7 km→
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Rosliston 2

1.8 km→

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