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Potter's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland60 ha

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeSeasonalBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome60 ha

Getting here

52.72846, -1.59539

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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 498m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Honeysuckle, Lateral Cryphaea, Forked Veilwort +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Lesser Redpoll, Stock Dove, Blue Tit +40 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Lesser Redpoll, Stock Dove, Blue Tit +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Oak Moss, Hoof Fungus, Hairy Curtain Crust +6 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Oak Moss, Hoof Fungus, Hairy Curtain Crust +6 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large White +19 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large White +19 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Coton in the Elms Circular WalkWalking route10 km
Named routeLength 10 kmLocal walking route
Spires and SteeplesWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

58 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Conkers CircuitCycling route
Named routeRef Conkers CircuitRound tripLocal cycle route
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route657 m
Named routeRef 63Length 657 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
N/ACycling route730 m
Named routeLength 730 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route32 m
Named routeRef 63Length 32 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface pavementslabs
Main RouteCycling route25 m
Named routeRef 63Length 25 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath Skirting Potter's Wood

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath Skirting Potter's Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Rosliston Forestry CentreUrban park3.9 km→🌱Donisthorpe Woodland ParkUrban park4.1 km→🏞️DONISTHORPE WOODLANDCountry park4.2 km→🌱Sensory GardenUrban park4.2 km→🌱Sarah's WoodUrban park3.9 km→🌱Maurice Lea Memorial ParkUrban park4.8 km→

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