Wighay Wood - Conifer woodland
6 ha
🐶Dogs🌲Walks🚲Cycling
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
53.04141, -1.22388
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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ 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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Broxtowe Country Trail
Varies
Named hiking route nearby: Broxtowe Country Trail
Free
Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
6 of the best Circular WalkWalking route▾
Broxtowe Country TrailWalking route▾
Erewash Valley TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Robin Hood WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Hucknall Road WalkwayWalking route▾
41 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route N9Cycling route▾
Named routeRef N9Regional cycle route
Farleys Lane bridlewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
River Leen ValleyCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Erewash Valley TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Photos
The Common, Wood Lane, Hucknall
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Wildlife to spot
23,315 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
23,315 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Kestrel · House Sparrow · Pied Wagtail · Blackbird · House Martin +29
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
frogs and toads
🐝Insects5 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Southern Hawker
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
🌿Plants97 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Lateral Cryphaea · Showy Feather-moss · Many-flowered Leskea · Forked Veilwort · Clustered Feather-moss +92
- Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
- Showy Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium speciosum
- Many-flowered LeskeaPylaisia polyantha
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
- Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
- River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
23,315 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Kestrel · House Sparrow · Pied Wagtail · Blackbird · House Martin +29
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
frogs and toads
🐝Insects5 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Migrant Hawker · Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Southern Hawker
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
🌿Plants97 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Lateral Cryphaea · Showy Feather-moss · Many-flowered Leskea · Forked Veilwort · Clustered Feather-moss +92
- Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
- Showy Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium speciosum
- Many-flowered LeskeaPylaisia polyantha
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
- Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
- River Feather-mossBrachythecium rivulare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas