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Highfields Hedges

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📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsPicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

52.83300, -1.30199

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🐕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
ParkingPicnic spot

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Tufted Duck, Pied Wagtail +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Tufted Duck, Pied Wagtail +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Roesel's Bush-cricket, Pine Ladybird +135 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Roesel's Bush-cricket, Pine Ladybird +135 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bramble, Broad-leaved Dock, Field Maple +190 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bramble, Broad-leaved Dock, Field Maple +190 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Hawthorn, Common Nettle +17 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Derby Nomad WayWalking route79 km
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Erewash Valley TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Erewash Valley TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Clifton <> KegworthCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Loughborough Cycle Network Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Route 15Cycling route
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Hathern <> KegworthCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
East Midlands AirportCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Picnic area, East Midlands Airport

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Picnic area, East Midlands Airport

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Whatton House GardensUrban park3.1 km→✦KINGSTON PARK PLEASURE GARDENSHistoric site3.8 km→✦Hemington ChapelHistoric site2 km→✦Roman villa and enclosures N of Ratcliffe LaneHistoric site3.2 km→⛪St Nicholas's ChurchReligious grounds1.6 km→✦WHATTON HOUSEHistoric site3.2 km→

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