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Highfield Wood

2 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

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53.06484, -1.35391

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Great Tit
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Great Tit
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CampsiteParking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Moorhen +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Moorhen +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Eristalis tenax · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis tenax · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

6 of the best Circular WalkWalking route

Named route

Another 6 of the best Circular WalkWalking route

Named route

Amber Valley Routeway Walk 18Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Broxtowe Country TrailWalking route

Named route

Amber Valley Routeways 13Walking route

Named route

Spring Roadpublic footpath · 109 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 109 mPath type: residential

Pinxton Canal Pathpublic footpath · 1.6 km

Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.6 kmPath type: footway

🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Ripley GreenwayCycling route

Named routeRef Ripley GreenwayLocal cycle route

Erewash Valley TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

45,269 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

45,269 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

winter

2026

Robin · Coot · Great Tit · Mallard · Moorhen +50

RobinErithacus rubecula
CootFulica atra
Great TitParus major
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
LapwingVanellus vanellus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Eristalis tenax

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

45,269 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

winter

2026

Robin · Coot · Great Tit · Mallard · Moorhen +50

RobinErithacus rubecula
CootFulica atra
Great TitParus major
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MagpiePica pica
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
LapwingVanellus vanellus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
NuthatchSitta europaea
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Eristalis tenax

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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