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Hobgoblin Wood

4 ha

📷 Peter Shone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

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52.91506, -1.24670

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tufted Duck and Robin
🌿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

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tufted Duck and Robin
🌿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

Parking

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Tufted Duck, Robin, Coot +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Tufted Duck, Robin, Coot +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Duckweed Weevil, Green Shieldbug, Acalyptus carpini +3 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Duckweed Weevil, Green Shieldbug, Acalyptus carpini +3 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Midshires WayWalking route370 km

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

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route

The Big TrackWalking route

Named routeRef The Big TrackLocal 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

Erewash Circular Walk 2Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

116 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Lenton Lane Cycle GatewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Lenton Abbey <> City CentreCycling route

Named routeRef N3Regional cycle route

Clifton <> City CentreCycling route

Named routeRef N1Regional cycle route

Lilac GroveCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Boots (Visitors)Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

80,509 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

80,509 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

winter

2026

Robin · Tufted Duck · Great Crested Grebe · Mallard · Black-headed Gull +46

RobinErithacus rubecula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CootFulica atra
GadwallMareca strepera
MagpiePica pica2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
TealAnas crecca
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great TitParus major2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Common GullLarus canus2025
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
Motacilla cinerea cinereaMotacilla cinerea cinerea2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2026

Green Shieldbug

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

80,509 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

winter

2026

Robin · Tufted Duck · Great Crested Grebe · Mallard · Black-headed Gull +46

RobinErithacus rubecula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CootFulica atra
GadwallMareca strepera
MagpiePica pica2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
TealAnas crecca
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Great TitParus major2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Common GullLarus canus2025
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans2025
Motacilla cinerea cinereaMotacilla cinerea cinerea2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2026

Green Shieldbug

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Peter Shone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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