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Pottery Wood - Broadleaved woodland

9 ha

📷 Malcolm Neal · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

52.80736, -1.51605

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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

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 3 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

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route32 m
Named routeRef 63Length 32 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface pavementslabs
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
Main RouteCycling route10 m
Named routeRef 63Length 10 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route19 m
Named routeRef 63Length 19 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface blocks
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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

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Red Lanebridleway · 1.6 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.6 kmSurface compactedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The wood above Foremark Reservoir

📷 Malcolm Neal · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The wood above Foremark Reservoir

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Calke ParkUrban park3.7 km→✦CALKE ABBEYHistoric site4 km→🌱Diana Memorial GardenUrban park4.8 km→🌱Newhall ParkUrban park4.9 km→✦BRETBY HALLHistoric site2.8 km→🌱Eureka ParkUrban park4.2 km→

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