Poker's Leys - Broadleaved woodland
8 ha
Plan your visit
🧺Picnic🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
52.79791, -1.47002
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
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 159m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 159m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park
Free
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, toilets, picnic area
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 24 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
Box Lanepublic footpath · 49 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 49 mPath type: track
Box Lanepublic footpath · 26 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 26 mPath type: track
20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cloud Trail GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef Cloud Trail GreenwayLocal cycle route
Conkers CircuitCycling route▾
Named routeRef Conkers CircuitRound tripLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route998 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 998 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route65 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 65 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.7 km▾
Named routeRef 6Length 4.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
The Tramway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef The Tramway Trail
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Wildlife to spot
31,180 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
31,180 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChaffinch · Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blue Tit
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Ptinus sexpunctatus · Pine Cone Bug
- Ptinus sexpunctatusPtinus sexpunctatus
- Pine Cone BugGastrodes grossipes
Lesser Celandine · Red Dead-nettle · Cleavers · Garlic Mustard · Hogweed +116
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
- Yew
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
31,180 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChaffinch · Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blue Tit
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Ptinus sexpunctatus · Pine Cone Bug
- Ptinus sexpunctatusPtinus sexpunctatus
- Pine Cone BugGastrodes grossipes
Lesser Celandine · Red Dead-nettle · Cleavers · Garlic Mustard · Hogweed +116
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
- Yew
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Taxus baccata
Taxus baccata
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensSweet VioletViola odorataSweet VioletViola odorataIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisCommon IvyHedera helix subsp. helixCommon IvyHedera helix subsp. helixCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaCommon Field-speedwellVeronica persicaWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumHonestyLunaria annuaHonestyLunaria annuaDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisdaffodilsNarcissusdaffodilsNarcissusCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaSun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopiaSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisReflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestreReflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestreSpotted Dead-nettleLamium maculatumSpotted Dead-nettleLamium maculatumBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusHairy-bromeBromopsis ramosaHairy-bromeBromopsis ramosaSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumRed CurrantRibes rubrumRed CurrantRibes rubrumFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensWood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaWood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusCommon DuckweedLemna minorCommon DuckweedLemna minorPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusWood StitchwortStellaria nemorumWood StitchwortStellaria nemorumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaRussian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicumRussian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicumCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensSowbreadCyclamen hederifoliumSowbreadCyclamen hederifoliumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumWelted ThistleCarduus crispusWelted ThistleCarduus crispusSnapdragonAntirrhinum majusSnapdragonAntirrhinum majusCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisRed ValerianCentranthus ruberRed ValerianCentranthus ruberHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusBulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosusCaper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyrisCaper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyrisGooseberryRibes uva-crispaGooseberryRibes uva-crispaPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburThale CressArabidopsis thalianaThale CressArabidopsis thalianaSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumOregon-grapeMahonia aquifoliumOregon-grapeMahonia aquifoliumSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaWhite ComfreySymphytum orientaleWhite ComfreySymphytum orientaleHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaEvents & activities nearby
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