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Verge Wood - Broadleaved woodland

7 ha

📷 Neil Packwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

52.98952, -1.24395

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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 473m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

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

Seasonal nature

Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Big TrackWalking route
Named routeRef The Big TrackLocal walking route
6 of the best Circular WalkWalking route
Named route
Broxtowe Country TrailWalking route
Named route
Circular Walk 17Walking route
Named route
Erewash Valley TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

75 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NTU City Campus to New Basford Avoiding Tram LinesCycling route
Named routeRef NTU - New BasfordLocal cycle route
Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
River LeenCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Bennerley Viaduct ViewpointCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route N9Cycling route
Named routeRef N9Regional cycle route
Farleys Lane bridlewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Field of Cows

📷 Neil Packwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Field of Cows

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Merlin ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Chaucer Old ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Basil Russell Playing FieldsUrban park900 m→🌱Bulwell BogsUrban park3.4 km→🌱Stockhill ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Bulwell Hall ParkUrban park3.8 km→

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