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Watnall Spinney - Broadleaved woodland

4 ha

📷 Q · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

ForagingDogsWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.99657, -1.26326

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 39 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Centenary Way (Derbyshire)Walking route
Named route
6 of the best Circular WalkWalking route
Named route
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 6Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Erewash Circular Walk 11Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Erewash Circular Walk 6Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Dawver Roadpublic footpath · 92 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 92 mSurface gravelPath type: residential
Edinboro Rowpublic footpath · 71 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 71 mSurface unpavedPath type: service
Dawver Roadpublic footpath · 44 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 44 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

46 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Bennerley Viaduct ViewpointCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Farleys Lane bridlewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 672Cycling route
Named routeRef 672National Cycle Network
Bennerley ViaductCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route N6Cycling route
Named routeRef N6Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Parish Church Kimberley

📷 Q · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Parish Church Kimberley

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Merlin ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Chaucer Old ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Basil Russell Playing FieldsUrban park1.8 km→🌱Old Park Recreation GroundUrban park3.9 km→🌱Bulwell Hall ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Bulwell BogsUrban park4.5 km→

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