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Gravelpit Wood - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 Eamon Curry · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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DogsWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.93252, -1.49617

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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
  • 🅿️Car Park 1 342m away — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· Paid

Best for

6 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

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Derby Orbital Route 66

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Centenary Way (Derbyshire)Walking route
Named route
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 17Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

93 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
Route 672Cycling route
Named routeRef 672National Cycle Network
Great Northern GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef Great Northern GreenwayLocal cycle route
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Brook next to A 38, Derby

📷 Eamon Curry · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Brook next to A 38, Derby

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Markeaton ParkUrban park600 m→🌱Alvaston ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Markeaton ParkUrban park700 m→🌱Markeaton Walled GardenUrban park800 m→🌱Parker's PieceUrban park1.3 km→🌱Sir Peter Hilton Memorial GardensUrban park1.8 km→

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