The Wilderness - Broadleaved woodland
4 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
52.77827, -1.63761
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
- 🌿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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional 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▾
National Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
62 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 54Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Conkers CircuitCycling route▾
Named routeRef Conkers CircuitRound tripLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route28 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 28 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route379 m▾
Named routeRef 54Length 379 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route96 m▾
Named routeLength 96 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
53,804 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
53,804 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Robin · Goldfinch · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +46
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MagpiePica pica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- TealAnas crecca
- SwiftApus apus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- CootFulica atra
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Badger · Red Fox +1
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Red-eared Terrapin
- Red-eared TerrapinTrachemys scripta subsp. elegans
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Frog · Common Toad
- FrogRana
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects20 species
springsummer
2025▾
Banded Demoiselle · Common Blue Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Hairy Dragonfly · Black-tailed Skimmer +15
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
🌿Plants4 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Water Fern · Marsh Woundwort · Medick · Lesser Celandine
- Water FernAzolla filiculoides
- Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris
- MedickMedicago sativa
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
53,804 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Robin · Goldfinch · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +46
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MagpiePica pica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- TealAnas crecca
- SwiftApus apus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- CootFulica atra
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Badger · Red Fox +1
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Red-eared Terrapin
- Red-eared TerrapinTrachemys scripta subsp. elegans
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2025▾
Frog · Common Toad
- FrogRana
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects20 species
springsummer
2025▾
Banded Demoiselle · Common Blue Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Hairy Dragonfly · Black-tailed Skimmer +15
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
🌿Plants4 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Water Fern · Marsh Woundwort · Medick · Lesser Celandine
- Water FernAzolla filiculoides
- Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris
- MedickMedicago sativa
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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