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Fox Hole Wood

✦ Ancient woodland89 ha

📷 Malcolm Neal · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome89 ha

Getting here

52.82688, -1.46954

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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 480m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +90 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +90 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hart's-Tongue, Spring Crocus, Moschatel +8 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Field Grasshopper, Chrysotoxum bicinctum, Glow-worm +3 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Field Grasshopper, Chrysotoxum bicinctum, Glow-worm +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Derby Nomad WayWalking route79 km
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
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
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Cycling

29 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cloud Trail GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef Cloud Trail GreenwayLocal cycle route
Derby Orbital Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66Regional cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route998 m
Named routeRef 6Length 998 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route65 m
Named routeRef 6Length 65 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.7 km
Named routeRef 6Length 4.7 kmNational 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
🐴

Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Melbourne Ridebridleway · 195 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 195 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ingerholmes Wood

📷 Malcolm Neal · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ingerholmes Wood

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🌱Calke ParkUrban park2.9 km→✦CALKE ABBEYHistoric site3 km→✦MELBOURNE HALLHistoric site3.3 km→✦STAUNTON HAROLD HALLHistoric site4.9 km→🌱Poppy WoodUrban park1.4 km→⛪Sunday School ChurchReligious grounds2.8 km→

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