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Midger Wood

✦ Ancient woodland67 ha

📷 David Purchase · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome67 ha

Getting here

51.60396, -2.29535

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🍄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

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Peregrine, Hobby, Pheasant +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Peregrine, Hobby, Pheasant +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wood-rust, Bluebell · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Ganoderma adspersum, Honey Fungus, King Alfred's Cakes +35 more · last seen 2018; Fungi — Ganoderma adspersum, Honey Fungus, King Alfred's Cakes +35 more · last seen 2018

Varies

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Small White +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Little Avon CircuitWalking route1.5 km

Much is on grass, but the riverside walk is steeper with roots and steps.

Named routeLength 1.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Newark Park Pink TrailWalking route
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Newark Park Purple TrailWalking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Avon CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footbridge in Midger Wood

📷 David Purchase · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footbridge in Midger Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦NEWARK PARKHistoric site3.7 km→✦MOUNT HOUSE, ALDERLEYHistoric site3 km→🌱Lasborough ParkUrban park4.9 km→✦Bowl barrow known as Nan Tow's TumpHistoric site700 m→⛪St Arild's ChurchReligious grounds2.6 km→⛪St Gile's ChurchReligious grounds2.8 km→

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