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Poet's Corner Wood

3 ha

📷 Trevor Rickard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.07758, -1.19842

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦122+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tufted Duck and Mute Swan
  • 🌿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
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Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Tufted Duck, Mute Swan, Carrion Crow +119 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Tufted Duck, Mute Swan, Carrion Crow +119 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter, Black-tailed Skimmer +46 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter, Black-tailed Skimmer +46 more · last seen 2025

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

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country TrailWalking route
Named route
Robin Hood WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route428 m
Named routeRef 6Length 428 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route149 m
Named routeRef 6Length 149 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route201 m
Named routeRef 6Length 201 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route190 m
Named routeRef 6Length 190 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Guard dogs at Poet's Corner

📷 Trevor Rickard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Guard dogs at Poet's Corner

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✦NEWSTEAD ABBEYHistoric site500 m→🌱Newstead Abbey GardensUrban park400 m→🌱Portland Country ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Monk's GardenUrban park400 m→🌱Sub-Tropical GardenUrban park500 m→🌱Rose GardenUrban park500 m→

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