High Park Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 64 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 64 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Broxtowe Getting here
53.03999, -1.27523
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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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Grey Heron, Coot, Mallard +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Grey Heron, Coot, Mallard +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Fox-tail Feather-moss, Fallacious Beard-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme +31 more · last seen 2024
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens; Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Anoscopus serratulae, Long-winged Cone-head +6 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
6 of the best Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Another 6 of the best Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 6 Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Broxtowe Country Trail Walking route ▾
Amber Valley Routeways 13 Walking route ▾
18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Farleys Lane bridleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 67 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 67 National Cycle Network
Show on map Erewash Valley Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 67 Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map 9 public paths nearby
Public paths
Felley Mill Lane (North) bridleway · 70 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 70 m Surface dirt Path type: bridleway
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Path through High Park Wood
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Wildlife to spot
15,329 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,329 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Great Tit · Blue Tit +43
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coot Fulica atra Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Gadwall Mareca strepera Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Swallow Hirundo rustica Robin Erithacus rubecula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Common Tern Sterna hirundo Rock Dove Columba livia Redwing Turdus iliacus Dunnock Prunella modularis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Siskin Spinus spinus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Little Egret Egretta garzetta House Martin Delichon urbicum Jay Garrulus glandarius Greylag Goose Anser anser 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 5 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Anoscopus serratulae · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Long-winged Cone-head · Chirosia betuleti
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Anoscopus serratulae Anoscopus serratulae Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Chirosia betuleti Chirosia betuleti Hazel · Nettle-leaved Bellflower · Southern Marsh-orchid · Remote Sedge · Yellow Pimpernel +26
Hazel Corylus avellana Nettle-leaved Bellflower Campanula trachelium Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa Remote Sedge Carex remota Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis Bluebell Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,329 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Great Tit · Blue Tit +43
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Coot Fulica atra Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Gadwall Mareca strepera Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Swallow Hirundo rustica Robin Erithacus rubecula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Common Tern Sterna hirundo Rock Dove Columba livia Redwing Turdus iliacus Dunnock Prunella modularis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Siskin Spinus spinus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Little Egret Egretta garzetta House Martin Delichon urbicum Jay Garrulus glandarius Greylag Goose Anser anser 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 5 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Anoscopus serratulae · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Long-winged Cone-head · Chirosia betuleti
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Anoscopus serratulae Anoscopus serratulae Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus Chirosia betuleti Chirosia betuleti Hazel · Nettle-leaved Bellflower · Southern Marsh-orchid · Remote Sedge · Yellow Pimpernel +26
Hazel Corylus avellana Nettle-leaved Bellflower Campanula trachelium Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa Remote Sedge Carex remota Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis Bluebell Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara
Charlock Sinapis arvensis
Charlock Sinapis arvensis
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Onion Allium
Onion Allium
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Wood Millet Milium effusum
Wood Millet Milium effusum
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Sanicle Sanicula europaea
Sanicle Sanicula europaea
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
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