Four Acre Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🎠Play🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.90250, -1.55175
Open directionsv
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
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 220m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 220m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
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 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Derby Nomad WayWalking route79 km▾
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km▾
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 17Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 9Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Bonnie Prince Charlie WalkWalking route28 km▾
Named routeLength 28 kmLocal walking route
51 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
Hilton Local Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 549Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 549National Cycle Network
Photos
The old main road from Mickleover
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Wildlife to spot
32,083 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
32,083 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMigrant Hawker
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Rosa canina · Common Ivy · Nipplewort · Pedunculate Oak · Greater Plantain +114
- Rosa caninaRosa canina2025
- Common IvyHedera helix subsp. helix2025
- NipplewortLapsana communis2025
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
- Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
- BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
- Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2025
- Field MapleAcer campestre2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
32,083 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMigrant Hawker
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Rosa canina · Common Ivy · Nipplewort · Pedunculate Oak · Greater Plantain +114
- Rosa caninaRosa canina2025
- Common IvyHedera helix subsp. helix2025
- NipplewortLapsana communis2025
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
- Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
- BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
- Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2025
- Field MapleAcer campestre2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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