Chapel Wood - Broadleaved woodland
3 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
51.69239, 0.41917
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
- 🅿️Ivy Hill Hotel 284m 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
- 🅿️Ivy Hill Hotel 284m away — 6 car parks within reach
- £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
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Centenary CircleWalking route34 km▾
Named routeLength 34 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Pleasure Gardens WalkWalking route▾
Repton's WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Hylands Estate Boundary WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Hylands Lower Estate WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
58 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 7Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
NCN National Route 13Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route801 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 801 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route420 m▾
Named routeRef 1Length 420 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route808 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 808 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
4,494 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
4,494 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Rook · Black-headed Gull · Magpie +24
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- MerlinFalco columbarius2025
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumn
2026▾
Hazel Dormouse · Fallow Deer · Mole
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2024
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
🐝Insects8 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Common Darter · Platycheirus albimanus · Lesser Stag Beetle · Pied Shieldbug · Pheidole +3
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor2025
- PheidolePheidole2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,494 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds29 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Rook · Black-headed Gull · Magpie +24
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- MerlinFalco columbarius2025
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2024
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2023
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumn
2026▾
Hazel Dormouse · Fallow Deer · Mole
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2024
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- MoleTalpa europaea2025
🐝Insects8 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Common Darter · Platycheirus albimanus · Lesser Stag Beetle · Pied Shieldbug · Pheidole +3
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor2025
- PheidolePheidole2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2024Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2024Megatoma undataMegatoma undata2023Megatoma undataMegatoma undata2023Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2023Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2023Events & activities nearby
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