Hilton Gorse - Broadleaved woodland
18 ha
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🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome18 ha
Getting here
52.88055, -1.63200
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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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
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
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Derby Nomad WayWalking route79 km▾
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Bonnie Prince Charlie WalkWalking route28 km▾
Named routeLength 28 kmLocal walking route
29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Great Northern GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef Great Northern GreenwayPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Hilton Local Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 549Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 549National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route204 m▾
Named routeRef 54Length 204 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
14,978 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
14,978 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWren · Blue Tit · Robin · Carrion Crow · Magpie +31
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- CootFulica atra
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- TealAnas crecca
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- SiskinSpinus spinus
🐝Insects9 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Ruddy Darter · Brown Hawker · Southern Hawker · Helophilus pendulus +4
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Common Ragwort · Male-fern · Sycamore · Ash · Red Dead-nettle +78
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,978 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWren · Blue Tit · Robin · Carrion Crow · Magpie +31
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- CootFulica atra
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- TealAnas crecca
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- SiskinSpinus spinus
🐝Insects9 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Ruddy Darter · Brown Hawker · Southern Hawker · Helophilus pendulus +4
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
Common Ragwort · Male-fern · Sycamore · Ash · Red Dead-nettle +78
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax
Volucella inanisVolucella inanisVolucella inanisVolucella inanisCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaPolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum avicularePolygonum aviculareCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensSnow-in-summerCerastium tomentosumSnow-in-summerCerastium tomentosumHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataWall BarleyHordeum murinumWall BarleyHordeum murinumCommon IvyHedera helix subsp. helixCommon IvyHedera helix subsp. helixProcumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculataProcumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculataCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumHupeh RowanSorbus glabrisculaHupeh RowanSorbus glabrisculaFirethornPyracantha coccineaFirethornPyracantha coccineaSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisGarden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollisGarden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollisGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperEuphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiaeEuphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiaeEuphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiaeEuphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiaeBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareBorageBorago officinalisBorageBorago officinalisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburCaper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyrisCaper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyrisBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaLady-fernAthyrium filix-feminaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisOpium PoppyPapaver somniferumOpium PoppyPapaver somniferumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraRumex crispus x obtusifolius = R. x pratensisRumex crispus x obtusifolius = R. x pratensisRumex crispus x obtusifolius = R. x pratensisRumex crispus x obtusifolius = R. x pratensisPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaNorway MapleAcer platanoidesNorway MapleAcer platanoidesTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusFat-henChenopodium albumFat-henChenopodium albumLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaeaLimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea