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🐴Horses🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome23 ha
Getting here
52.82894, -1.44929
Open directionsv
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
- 🐴1 horse riding trail(s) — is at its best in summer
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐴1 horse riding trail(s) — is at its best in summer
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🐴Horse riding
Very strong match
1 horse riding trail(s)
Varies
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Mallard +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Mallard +80 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Welsh Chafer, Pied Shieldbug +16 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Mistletoe, Common Poppy, Blue Eryngo +10 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Mistletoe, Common Poppy, Blue Eryngo +10 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Derby Nomad WayWalking route79 km▾
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
Red WalkWalking route3.8 km▾
Named routeLength 3.8 km
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
FP6public footpath · 602 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 602 mPath type: footway
34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cloud Trail GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef Cloud Trail GreenwayLocal cycle route
Derby Orbital Route 66Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 66Regional cycle route
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route654 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 654 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route998 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 998 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route65 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 65 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
The Tramway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef The Tramway Trail
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Riding Bankbridleway · 207 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 207 mPath type: track
BW19bridleway · 655 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 655 mSurface unpavedPath type: bridleway
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