Upper Birchwood - Broadleaved woodland
3 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
53.09568, -1.34280
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
- 🅿️Parking 304m away — 4 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 304m away — 4 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 · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 18Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Broxtowe Country TrailWalking route▾
Cromford Canal FootpathWalking route▾
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 8Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Three Centres TrailWalking route▾
Red Lanepublic footpath · 436 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 436 mPath type: residential
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Blackwell TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Ripley GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef Ripley GreenwayLocal 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
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
A38 straight approaching Upper Birchwood
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Wildlife to spot
14,161 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
14,161 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds21 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Peregrine · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Raven · Blue Tit +16
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RavenCorvus corax
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Wild Angelica · Enchanter's-nightshade · Hedge Mustard · Spear Thistle · Rowan +145
- Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
- Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
- Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- RowanSorbus aucuparia
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,161 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds21 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Peregrine · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Raven · Blue Tit +16
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RavenCorvus corax
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Wild Angelica · Enchanter's-nightshade · Hedge Mustard · Spear Thistle · Rowan +145
- Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
- Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
- Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- RowanSorbus aucuparia
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas