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Cloud Wood - Mixed woodland

4 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.78519, -1.37998

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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
Parking

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

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

3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Ivanhoe WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Purple WalkWalking route3.5 km
Named routeLength 3.5 km
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Cycling

62 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cloud Trail GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef Cloud Trail GreenwayLocal cycle route
Route 52Cycling route
Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network
Route 15Cycling route
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route113 m
Named routeRef 52Length 113 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route654 m
Named routeRef 6Length 654 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
The Tramway TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRef The Tramway Trail

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Autumn sown crop near Cloud Wood

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Autumn sown crop near Cloud Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦STAUNTON HAROLD HALLHistoric site4 km→✦MELBOURNE HALLHistoric site4.8 km→🦉NEW LOUNTNature reserve3.4 km→✦COLEORTON HALLHistoric site4.3 km→✦Coal mining remains at Birch Coppice and Rough Park, 950m and 1.5km south of Smoile FarmHistoric site3.8 km→✦Melbourne HallHistoric site5 km→

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