Butler Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.08249, -1.29790
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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 157m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ 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
- 🅿️Parking 157m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
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 km7 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Another 6 of the best Circular WalkWalking route▾
Skegby TrailWalking route▾
Broxtowe Country TrailWalking route▾
Cromford Canal FootpathWalking route▾
Three Centres TrailWalking route▾
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Blackwell TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Skegby TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 67Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.1 km▾
Named routeRef 67Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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10,414 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
10,414 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds22 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2026▾
Shoveler · Wigeon · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Collared Dove +17
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Hedgehog
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Red-legged Shieldbug
- Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Common Fleabane · Hoary Ragwort · Giant Fescue · Bristly Oxtongue · Butterbur +68
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
- Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia
- Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
- ButterburPetasites hybridus
- RowanSorbus aucuparia
- Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,414 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds22 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2026▾
Shoveler · Wigeon · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Collared Dove +17
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Hedgehog
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Red-legged Shieldbug
- Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Common Fleabane · Hoary Ragwort · Giant Fescue · Bristly Oxtongue · Butterbur +68
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
- Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia
- Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
- ButterburPetasites hybridus
- RowanSorbus aucuparia
- Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumWhorled MintMentha aquatica x arvensis = M. x verticillataWhorled MintMentha aquatica x arvensis = M. x verticillataNorway MapleAcer platanoidesNorway MapleAcer platanoidesTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaBearded CouchElymus caninusBearded CouchElymus caninusMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusGreat BurnetSanguisorba officinalisGreat BurnetSanguisorba officinalisMontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiifloraMontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiifloraGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusPlicate Sweet-grassGlyceria notataPlicate Sweet-grassGlyceria notataMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumAmphibious BistortPersicaria amphibiaAmphibious BistortPersicaria amphibiaCommon ReedPhragmites australisCommon ReedPhragmites australisBroussa MulleinVerbascum bombyciferumBroussa MulleinVerbascum bombyciferumMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisGreater Burnet-saxifragePimpinella majorGreater Burnet-saxifragePimpinella majorGypsywortLycopus europaeusGypsywortLycopus europaeusBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareWild PrivetLigustrum vulgareGooseberryRibes uva-crispaGooseberryRibes uva-crispaMarsh RagwortJacobaea aquaticaMarsh RagwortJacobaea aquaticaBladder CampionSilene vulgarisBladder CampionSilene vulgarisSquare-stalked WillowherbEpilobium tetragonumSquare-stalked WillowherbEpilobium tetragonumDryopteris borreriDryopteris borreriDryopteris borreriDryopteris borreriCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumDogwoodCornus sanguineaDogwoodCornus sanguineaHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumHedge BedstrawGalium albumHedge BedstrawGalium albumNarrow Buckler-fernDryopteris carthusianaNarrow Buckler-fernDryopteris carthusianaHorse-radishArmoracia rusticanaHorse-radishArmoracia rusticanaWild MignonetteReseda luteaWild MignonetteReseda luteaWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaGuelder-roseViburnum opulusGuelder-roseViburnum opulusBroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusWood MelickMelica unifloraWood MelickMelica unifloraCommon Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahitCommon Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahitBrown SedgeCarex distichaBrown SedgeCarex distichaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaSpiked Water-milfoilMyriophyllum spicatumSpiked Water-milfoilMyriophyllum spicatumLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaShort-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurumShort-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurumWater-pepperPersicaria hydropiperWater-pepperPersicaria hydropiperSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusCorn MintMentha arvensisCorn MintMentha arvensisCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaAlsike CloverTrifolium hybridumAlsike CloverTrifolium hybridumBetonyBetonica officinalisBetonyBetonica officinalisCommon FumitoryFumaria officinalisCommon FumitoryFumaria officinalisTansyTanacetum vulgareTansyTanacetum vulgareMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosumMarsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum