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Consortium Wood

12 ha

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

52.79202, -1.57986

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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 on site — 20 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 on site — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +18 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +18 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +18 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Herb-Robert, Cow Parsley, Garlic Mustard +28 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Herb-Robert, Cow Parsley, Garlic Mustard +28 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Garlic Mustard, Elder, Dandelion +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Emperor Dragonfly, Brown Hawker +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Emperor Dragonfly, Brown Hawker +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km

Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

National Forest WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Sunnysidepublic footpath · 273 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 273 mPath type: residential

🚴

Cycling

109 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 63Cycling route

Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network

Route 54Cycling route

Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network

Conkers CircuitCycling route

Named routeRef Conkers CircuitRound tripLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route28 m

Named routeRef 63Length 28 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route379 m

Named routeRef 54Length 379 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route96 m

Named routeLength 96 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

25,401 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

25,401 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds12 species

autumnwinter

2026

Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Yellow-legged Gull · Pintail +7

ShovelerSpatula clypeata
WigeonMareca penelope
PochardAythya ferina
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
PintailAnas acuta
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025

🌿

Plants4 species

spring

2026

Common Chickweed · Hazel · Flowering Currant · Garlic Mustard

Common ChickweedStellaria media
HazelCorylus avellana
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

25,401 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds12 species

autumnwinter

2026

Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Yellow-legged Gull · Pintail +7

ShovelerSpatula clypeata
WigeonMareca penelope
PochardAythya ferina
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
PintailAnas acuta
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025

🌿

Plants4 species

spring

2026

Common Chickweed · Hazel · Flowering Currant · Garlic Mustard

Common ChickweedStellaria media
HazelCorylus avellana
Flowering CurrantRibes sanguineum
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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