Willey Spring - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.05090, -1.29104
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🛝Playground 253m 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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🛝Playground 253m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
6 of the best Circular WalkWalking route▾
Another 6 of the best Circular WalkWalking route▾
Broxtowe Country TrailWalking route▾
Amber Valley Routeways 13Walking route▾
Erewash Valley TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Smalley Closepublic footpath · 52 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 52 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Smalley Closepublic footpath · 13 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 13 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 67Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Erewash Valley TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 67Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km▾
Named routeRef 6Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
14,305 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
14,305 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Magpie · Cormorant · Moorhen · Tufted Duck · Coot +42
- MagpiePica pica
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- CootFulica atra
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
Red-legged Shieldbug · Chirosia betuleti
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Chirosia betuletiChirosia betuleti
Wood Avens · Creeping Buttercup · Hogweed · Nettle-leaved Bellflower · Rough Meadow-grass +34
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Nettle-leaved BellflowerCampanula trachelium
- Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,305 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Magpie · Cormorant · Moorhen · Tufted Duck · Coot +42
- MagpiePica pica
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- CootFulica atra
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great TitParus major
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
Red-legged Shieldbug · Chirosia betuleti
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Chirosia betuletiChirosia betuleti
Wood Avens · Creeping Buttercup · Hogweed · Nettle-leaved Bellflower · Rough Meadow-grass +34
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Nettle-leaved BellflowerCampanula trachelium
- Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas