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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.74294, -1.58654
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Coot
- 🍄Mushroom 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
- 🐦47+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Coot
- 🍄Mushroom 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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Coot, Carrion Crow +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Robin, Coot, Carrion Crow +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Ringlet +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wild Teasel, Wood Anemone, Garlic Mustard +22 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Oak Moss, Hoof Fungus, Hairy Curtain Crust +6 more · last seen 2025
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
National Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Coton in the Elms Circular WalkWalking route10 km▾
Named routeLength 10 kmLocal walking route
Spires and SteeplesWalking route▾
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Colliery Lanepublic footpath · 379 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 379 mPath type: unclassified
72 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Conkers CircuitCycling route▾
Named routeRef Conkers CircuitRound tripLocal cycle route
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route26 m▾
Named routeLength 26 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route160 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 160 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route600 m▾
Named routeLength 600 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route2 km▾
Named routeLength 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Family Forest Trail (Yellow)Mountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Family Forest TrailRound trip
Hicks Lodge TrailMountain bike route▾
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Wildlife to spot
23,280 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
23,280 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCoot
Xestophanes potentillae
- Xestophanes potentillaeXestophanes potentillae
Cleavers · Common Nettle · Wood Avens · False Oat-grass · Creeping Thistle +92
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
23,280 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCoot
Xestophanes potentillae
- Xestophanes potentillaeXestophanes potentillae
Cleavers · Common Nettle · Wood Avens · False Oat-grass · Creeping Thistle +92
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025ElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataCommon IvyHedera helix subsp. helix2025Common IvyHedera helix subsp. helix2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis2025Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025HazelCorylus avellana2025HazelCorylus avellana2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Silver BirchBetula pendula2025Silver BirchBetula pendula2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025Wild CherryPrunus avium2025Wild CherryPrunus avium2025Wood DockRumex sanguineus2025Wood DockRumex sanguineus2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2025Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2025DandelionTaraxacum2025DandelionTaraxacum2025Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025Field MapleAcer campestre2025Field MapleAcer campestre2025Common CouchElymus repens2025Common CouchElymus repens2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025Rosa caninaRosa canina2025Rosa caninaRosa canina2025Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2025Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2025Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2025Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2025Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2025Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2025Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025RaspberryRubus idaeus2025RaspberryRubus idaeus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025White Dead-nettleLamium album2025White Dead-nettleLamium album2025Common ChickweedStellaria media2025Common ChickweedStellaria media2025DaisyBellis perennis2025DaisyBellis perennis2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2025Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2025Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2025Goat WillowSalix caprea2025Goat WillowSalix caprea2025Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaRed CloverTrifolium pratense2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025SilverweedPotentilla anserina2025SilverweedPotentilla anserina2025Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2025Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2025GorseUlex europaeus2025GorseUlex europaeus2025GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2025Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2025Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2025Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2025Common DuckweedLemna minor2025Common DuckweedLemna minor2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2025Hard RushJuncus inflexus2025Hard RushJuncus inflexus2025CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli2025CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli2025Common SallowSalix cinerea2025Common SallowSalix cinerea2025YewTaxus baccata2025YewTaxus baccata2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2025Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2025Large Bitter-cressCardamine amara2025Large Bitter-cressCardamine amara2025Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2025Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2025Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2025BulrushTypha latifolia2025BulrushTypha latifolia2025Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2025Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2025Norway SprucePicea abies2025Norway SprucePicea abies2025Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025Wych ElmUlmus glabra2025Wych ElmUlmus glabra2025Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2025Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta2025Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2025Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2025English ElmUlmus procera2025English ElmUlmus procera2025