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Scalpcliff Hill

✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal

Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

52.79978, -1.61978

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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

🌤️ 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

Good to know

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

Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Wigeon +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Butterfly-bush, Red Dead-nettle, Coastal Redwood +8 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens; Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Southern Hawker, Dock Bug +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km

Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

The Way for the MillenniumWalking route65 km

Newport to Burton on Trent

Named routeLength 65 kmRegional walking route

National Forest WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

114 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 route28 m

Named routeRef 63Length 28 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route379 m

Named routeRef 54Length 379 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route96 m

Named routeLength 96 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

75,380 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

75,380 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds40 species

winter

2026

Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Yellow-legged Gull · Pintail +35

ShovelerSpatula clypeata
WigeonMareca penelope
PochardAythya ferina
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
PintailAnas acuta
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great TitParus major2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
CootFulica atra2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Badger · Harvest Mouse

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
BadgerMeles meles
Harvest MouseMicromys minutus

🌿

Plants3 species

spring

2026

Butterfly-bush · Red Dead-nettle · Cherry Plum

Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

75,380 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds40 species

winter

2026

Shoveler · Wigeon · Pochard · Yellow-legged Gull · Pintail +35

ShovelerSpatula clypeata
WigeonMareca penelope
PochardAythya ferina
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
PintailAnas acuta
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great TitParus major2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
CootFulica atra2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

winter

2026

Grey Squirrel · Badger · Harvest Mouse

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
BadgerMeles meles
Harvest MouseMicromys minutus

🌿

Plants3 species

spring

2026

Butterfly-bush · Red Dead-nettle · Cherry Plum

Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Richard Law · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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