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Badger Wood - Conifer woodland

9 ha

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

52.75562, -1.60294

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 261m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

4 activities

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

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Way for the MillenniumWalking route65 km

Newport to Burton on Trent

Named routeLength 65 kmRegional walking route
Coton in the Elms Circular WalkWalking route10 km
Named routeLength 10 kmLocal walking route
Spires and SteeplesWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

75 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Conkers CircuitCycling route
Named routeRef Conkers CircuitRound tripLocal cycle route
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route32 m
Named routeRef 63Length 32 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface pavementslabs
Main RouteCycling route25 m
Named routeRef 63Length 25 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route190 m
Named routeLength 190 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A stack of old straw bales at Badger Wood

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A stack of old straw bales at Badger Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Rosliston Forestry CentreUrban park2.3 km→🌱Coronation ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Sensory GardenUrban park2.6 km→🌱Diana Memorial GardenUrban park3.5 km→🌱Newhall ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Cadley ParkUrban park2.7 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Rosliston 1

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

2.2 km→

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