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Cottage Wood

2 ha

Plan your visit

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

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
  • 🐕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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Orange Ladybird +62 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Orange Ladybird +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Forked Veilwort, Cape Thread-moss, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss +4 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Forked Veilwort, Cape Thread-moss, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss +4 more · last seen 2024

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country TrailWalking route
Named route
Robin Hood WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Hucknall Road WalkwayWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

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
Arnold <> Gedling Country ParkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Arnold <> Mapperley & CarltonCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

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