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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.78324, -1.55422
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
- 🌿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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Swift +38 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Swift +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Herb-Robert, Daisy, Lesser Celandine +109 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Herb-Robert, Daisy, Lesser Celandine +109 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Red Dead-nettle, White Dead-nettle, Common Nettle +11 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Large White, Ringlet +26 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Large White, Ringlet +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
66 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 54Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Conkers CircuitCycling route▾
Named routeRef Conkers CircuitRound tripLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route32 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 32 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface pavementslabs
N/ACycling route190 m▾
Named routeLength 190 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route446 m▾
Named routeRef 63Length 446 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Shell Brook TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Shell Brook TrailRound tripLocal cycle route
The Tramway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef The Tramway Trail
Family Forest Trail (Yellow)Mountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Family Forest TrailRound trip
Wood Farm TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Wood Farm Trail
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Wildlife to spot
27,123 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
27,123 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds18 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Starling · Magpie · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +13
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Sturnus vulgaris vulgarisSturnus vulgaris vulgaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SwiftApus apus
🐝Insects5 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hawthorn Shieldbug · Orange Ladybird · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · 22-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Garlic Mustard · Broad-leaved Dock · Henbit Dead-nettle · Sycamore · Selfheal +127
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- Henbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicaule
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
- Rosa caninaRosa canina
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
27,123 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds18 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Starling · Magpie · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +13
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Sturnus vulgaris vulgarisSturnus vulgaris vulgaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SwiftApus apus
🐝Insects5 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hawthorn Shieldbug · Orange Ladybird · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · 22-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Garlic Mustard · Broad-leaved Dock · Henbit Dead-nettle · Sycamore · Selfheal +127
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- Henbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicaule
- SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
- Rosa caninaRosa canina
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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