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Long Wood

2 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Long Wood, Ealing · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.95125, -1.56016

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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
  • 🌿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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Great Tit +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Great Tit +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Lesser Celandine, Horse-chestnut, Common Nettle +40 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Horse-chestnut, Common Nettle +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Sweet Chestnut, Dandelion +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Red-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +27 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +27 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 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
Derby Nomad WayWalking route79 km
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
Centenary Way (Derbyshire)Walking route
Named route
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 17Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 9Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

26 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Derby Orbital Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66Regional cycle route
Great Northern GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef Great Northern GreenwayPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route499 m
Named routeRef 54Length 499 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.2 km
Named routeRef 54Length 4.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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Long Wood, Ealing

📷 Wikipedia · Long Wood, Ealing · CC BY-SA 3.0

Long Wood, Ealing

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🌱Markeaton ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Markeaton Walled GardenUrban park4 km→🌱Markeaton ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Kedleston ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Allestree Rec'n Gr'd (War Memorial)Urban park4.9 km→✦KEDLESTON HALLHistoric site2.3 km→

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