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Intake Wood

12 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

53.17213, -1.11285

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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
  • 🐕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

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Orange-tip, Black Clock +39 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Orange-tip, Black Clock +39 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Creeping Fingerwort, Waved Silk-moss · last seen 2024; Plants — Creeping Fingerwort, Waved Silk-moss · last seen 2024

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Greenwood TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Dukeries TrailWalking route
Named route
Major Oak TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Giants TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Robin Hood WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Baulker Lanepublic footpath · 224 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 224 mPath type: service
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Cycling

47 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 645Cycling route
Named routeRef 645National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 648Cycling route
Named routeRef 648National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route984 m
Named routeRef 648Length 984 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route661 m
Named routeRef 648Length 661 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route376 m
Named routeRef 6Length 376 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Family Cycle RouteMountain bike route
Named routeRef Green Route
Outlaw TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRef Red Route
Viking TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRef Blue Route
Bike Park & Downhill RouteMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
Squires Lanebridleway · 394 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 394 mPath type: service
Squires Lanebridleway · 263 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 263 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Prepared field and Intake Wood

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Prepared field and Intake Wood

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🌱Vicar Water Country ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Forest Holidays Sherwood ForestUrban park1.4 km→🦉VICAR WATER NATURE RESERVENature reserve1.8 km→🌱Sherwood ForestUrban park4.4 km→🌱Manor ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Vicar Water Country ParkUrban park1.6 km→

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