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Icehouse Wood

8 ha

📷 Steve Fareham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

53.06691, -1.25414

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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
  • 🅿️Waterfront House 75m away — 12 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Small White, Blue-tailed Damselfly +65 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Small White, Blue-tailed Damselfly +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Tamarisk-moss, Common Pocket-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +121 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Tamarisk-moss, Common Pocket-moss, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +121 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Great Scented Liverwort, Two-horned Pincerwort, Moon-leaved Pincerwort

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 10 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
Broxtowe Country TrailWalking route
Named route
Robin Hood WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Three Centres TrailWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Farleys Lane bridlewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
River Leen ValleyCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route17 m
Named routeRef 6Length 17 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route265 m
Named routeRef 6Length 265 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Dog and Bear Lanebridleway · 175 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 175 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Weavers Lanebridleway · 255 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 255 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Dog and Bear Lanebridleway · 405 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 405 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Holiday Inn hotel (formerly The Dakota)

📷 Steve Fareham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Holiday Inn hotel (formerly The Dakota)

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