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Shackerdale Wood

1 ha

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.98973, -0.92234

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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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Pheasant, Robin +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Pheasant, Robin +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Green Shieldbug, Hairy Shieldbug · last seen 2024; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Hairy Shieldbug · last seen 2024

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Stoke Field TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
🚴

Cycling

59 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 64Cycling route
Named routeRef 64National Cycle Network
Route 15Cycling route
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Fosse 2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Route (48)Cycling route
Named routeRef (48)National Cycle Network
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route666 m
Named routeRef 15Length 666 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Shackerdale Wood

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦Minor Romano-British villa, moat and associated medieval manorial and village earthworks, including six fishpondsHistoric site1.8 km→✦FLINTHAM HALLHistoric site2.1 km→🌱Large GreenUrban park1.5 km→🌱Coneygrey greenUrban park2.7 km→🌱Coneygrey ParkUrban park2.7 km→✦Medieval villageHistoric site4.1 km→

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