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Healds' Wood - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha

📷 Alan Walker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.14091, -1.26398

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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 374m away — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 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

Insect spotting

Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Archaeological Way (old route)Walking route
Named route
The Welly Walk, HardwickWalking route4 km

Wellies not essential!

Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Meden TrailWalking route
Named route
Skegby TrailWalking route
Named route
The Oak Walk, HardwickWalking route5.6 km

Dogs on leads in the park.

Named routeLength 5.6 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Blackwell TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Skegby TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Teversal TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Tributary of the River Meden

📷 Alan Walker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Tributary of the River Meden

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Sutton LawnUrban park2 km→✦HARDWICK HALLHistoric site4.3 km→🌱Brierley Forest ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱Silverhill WoodUrban park2.6 km→🌱CivicUrban park4 km→🌱Oxclose WoodUrban park4.4 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Silverhill 3

Not High (England Use Only)2.1 km→
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Silverhill 2

Not High (England Use Only)2.2 km→
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Silverhill 4

Low2.3 km→

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