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Shaw's Alders

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 Malcolm Neal · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.79034, -1.48673

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Blue Tit
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, Blue Tit, Great Tit +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Blue Tit, Great Tit +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Ground-ivy, Dog's Mercury +30 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Ground-ivy, Dog's Mercury +30 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Tachina fera, Rutpela maculata, Hornet +35 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Ramalina fastigiata, Hairy Oysterling, Spring Hazelcup +4 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Ramalina fastigiata, Hairy Oysterling, Spring Hazelcup +4 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Beech, Raspberry +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Blue WalkWalking route2.3 km
Named routeLength 2.3 km
Box Lanepublic footpath · 49 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 49 mPath type: track
Box Lanepublic footpath · 26 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 26 mPath type: track
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Cycling

48 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cloud Trail GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef Cloud Trail GreenwayLocal cycle route
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Conkers CircuitCycling route
Named routeRef Conkers CircuitRound tripLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route4.7 km
Named routeRef 6Length 4.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route50 m
Named routeRef 6Length 50 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
The Tramway TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRef The Tramway Trail
🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Mereoak Lanebridleway · 229 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 229 mPath type: track
Mereoak Lanebridleway · 908 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 908 mSurface grassPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Tadsor Farm

📷 Malcolm Neal · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Tadsor Farm

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🌱Calke ParkUrban park2.1 km→✦CALKE ABBEYHistoric site2.2 km→✦STAUNTON HAROLD HALLHistoric site3.3 km→🌱Swadlincote Woodlands & ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Hood ParkUrban park4.5 km→✦BRETBY HALLHistoric site4.7 km→

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