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The Belt - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.82483, -1.35359

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️DHL Staff Only 28m away — 14 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

5 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

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

5 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Derby Nomad WayWalking route79 km
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Airport Trailpublic footpath · 14 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 14 mSurface fine_gravelPath type: footway
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Cycling

55 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cloud Trail GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef Cloud Trail GreenwayLocal cycle route
Route 15Cycling route
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
East Midlands AirportCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route654 m
Named routeRef 6Length 654 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Airport Trail at Ducks Nest Wood

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Airport Trail at Ducks Nest Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦MELBOURNE HALLHistoric site4.6 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.2 km→🌱Highfields HedgesUrban park3.6 km→✦Melbourne HallHistoric site4.7 km→✦Hemington ChapelHistoric site3.1 km→✦The Bulwarks (earthworks)Historic site3.8 km→

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