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Cloud Wood

✦ Ancient woodland37 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeFungiSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome37 ha

Getting here

52.78800, -1.38369

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Hoof Fungus, Magpie Inkcap, Common Orange Lichen +28 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Hoof Fungus, Magpie Inkcap, Common Orange Lichen +28 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Meadowsweet, Giant Bellflower, Common Spotted-orchid +139 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Wild Marjoram, Bramble +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Rutpela maculata, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Silver-washed Fritillary +233 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Rutpela maculata, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Silver-washed Fritillary +233 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chiffchaff, Wren, Blue Tit +25 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Wren, Blue Tit +25 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Red WalkWalking route3.8 km
Named routeLength 3.8 km
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Blue WalkWalking route2.3 km
Named routeLength 2.3 km
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Cycling

54 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cloud Trail GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef Cloud Trail GreenwayLocal cycle route
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Route 15Cycling route
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route654 m
Named routeRef 6Length 654 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route998 m
Named routeRef 6Length 998 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
The Tramway TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRef The Tramway Trail

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lay-by along Top Brand at Cloud Wood

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lay-by along Top Brand at Cloud Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦STAUNTON HAROLD HALLHistoric site3.7 km→✦MELBOURNE HALLHistoric site4.4 km→🦉NEW LOUNTNature reserve3.5 km→✦COLEORTON HALLHistoric site4.4 km→✦Coal mining remains at Birch Coppice and Rough Park, 950m and 1.5km south of Smoile FarmHistoric site3.9 km→✦Melbourne HallHistoric site4.6 km→

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