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Mapperley Park Wood

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 Graham Hogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.97908, -1.35691

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 404m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit +78 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ash, Dog's Mercury, Great Willowherb +12 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

27 signed routes nearby · 37 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
6 of the best Circular WalkWalking route
Named route
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 6Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

33 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Bennerley Viaduct ViewpointCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 672Cycling route
Named routeRef 672National Cycle Network
Great Northern GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef Great Northern GreenwayLocal cycle route
Bennerley ViaductCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Slack Roadbridleway · 282 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 282 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Shipley Lanebridleway · 59 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 59 mPath type: unclassified
Slack Roadbridleway · 151 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 151 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Mapperly Park Wood

📷 Graham Hogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Mapperly Park Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Shipley Country ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Kirk Hallam Lake and MeadowsUrban park2.8 km→🌱Chaucer Old ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Heanor Memorial ParkUrban park3.6 km→🏞️SHIPLEYCountry park1.7 km→🌱Old Park Recreation GroundUrban park3.6 km→

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