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Ash Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

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📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

52.86637, -1.53297

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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
🅿️Parking 244m away — 6 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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
🅿️Parking 244m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Lowland fens priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Derby Nomad WayWalking route79 km

Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route

National Forest WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km

Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 54Cycling route

Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network

Derby Orbital Route 66Cycling route

Named routeRef 66Regional cycle route

Great Northern GreenwayCycling route

Named routeRef Great Northern GreenwayPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

Pennine CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network

Route 549Cycling route

Named routeRef 549National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.3 km

Named routeRef 54Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

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Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths

Watson's Bridgebridleway · 26 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 26 mPath type: track

Crow Park Waybridleway · 219 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 219 mSurface pavedPath type: service

Crow Park Waybridleway · 376 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 376 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Crow Park Waybridleway · 39 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 39 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

15,650 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,650 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds29 species

winter

2025

Redwing · Great Tit · Jackdaw · Goldfinch · Wren +24

RedwingTurdus iliacus
Great TitParus major
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GadwallMareca strepera
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula

🌿

Plants119 species

winter

2026

Dandelion · Lesser Celandine · Blackthorn · Ground-ivy · Common Nettle +114

DandelionTaraxacum
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Common NettleUrtica dioica
BrambleRubus fruticosus
CleaversGalium aparine
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Curled DockRumex crispus
ElderSambucus nigra
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Greater PlantainPlantago major
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
AshFraxinus excelsior
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Common IvyHedera helix subsp. helix
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Rosa caninaRosa canina
HollyIlex aquifolium
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2025
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2025
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2025
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2025
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Rumex crispus x obtusifolius = R. x pratensisRumex crispus x obtusifolius = R. x pratensis
Welted ThistleCarduus crispus
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
DaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissus
daffodilsNarcissus
Goat WillowSalix caprea
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major2025
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2025
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025
Field MapleAcer campestre2025
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025
Reflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestre2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2025
TimothyPhleum pratense2025
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025
AspenPopulus tremula2025
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2025
Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis2025
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2025
LilacSyringa vulgaris2025
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2025
Common SallowSalix cinerea2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2025
Turkey OakQuercus cerris2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Mind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleirolii2025
Wild CherryPrunus avium2025
Evening PrimroseOenothera2025
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2025
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2025
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2025
Silver BirchBetula pendula2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
AubretiaAubrieta deltoidea2025
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2025
Fat-henChenopodium album2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2025
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
BulrushTypha latifolia2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2025
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2025
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,650 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds29 species

winter

2025

Redwing · Great Tit · Jackdaw · Goldfinch · Wren +24

RedwingTurdus iliacus
Great TitParus major
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
MagpiePica pica
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GadwallMareca strepera
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula

🌿

Plants119 species

winter

2026

Dandelion · Lesser Celandine · Blackthorn · Ground-ivy · Common Nettle +114

DandelionTaraxacum
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Common NettleUrtica dioica
BrambleRubus fruticosus
CleaversGalium aparine
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Curled DockRumex crispus
ElderSambucus nigra
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Greater PlantainPlantago major
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
AshFraxinus excelsior
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Common IvyHedera helix subsp. helix
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Rosa caninaRosa canina
HollyIlex aquifolium
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2025
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2025
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2025
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2025
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Rumex crispus x obtusifolius = R. x pratensisRumex crispus x obtusifolius = R. x pratensis
Welted ThistleCarduus crispus
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
DaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissus
daffodilsNarcissus
Goat WillowSalix caprea
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major2025
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2025
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025
Field MapleAcer campestre2025
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025
Reflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestre2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2025
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2025
TimothyPhleum pratense2025
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025
AspenPopulus tremula2025
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2025
Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis2025
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2025
LilacSyringa vulgaris2025
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2025
Common SallowSalix cinerea2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2025
Turkey OakQuercus cerris2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Mind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleirolii2025
Wild CherryPrunus avium2025
Evening PrimroseOenothera2025
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2025
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2025
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2025
Silver BirchBetula pendula2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
AubretiaAubrieta deltoidea2025
Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2025
Fat-henChenopodium album2025
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2025
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
BulrushTypha latifolia2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2025
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2025
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia2025