Smooth Coppice ✦ Ancient woodland 4 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
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52.80920, -1.36717
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit 🌿 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
🐦 50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit 🌿 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Magpie +47 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Magpie +47 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Hogweed +25 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Hogweed +197 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Hogweed +197 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Scathophaga stercoraria, Grammoptera ruficornis, Lesser Marsh Grasshopper +40 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Scathophaga stercoraria, Grammoptera ruficornis, Lesser Marsh Grasshopper +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Derby Nomad Way Walking route 79 km ▾
Named route Length 79 km Regional walking route
Show on map Trent Valley Way Walking route 304 km ▾
Named route Length 304 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Ivanhoe Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 62 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cloud Trail Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Cloud Trail Greenway Local cycle route
Show on map Route 52 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 52 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 15 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 15 National Cycle Network
Show on map East Midlands Airport Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 67 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 67 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
5,044 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,044 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Wren · Magpie · Blackbird +34
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Rook Corvus frugilegus Great Tit Parus major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Skylark Alauda arvensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Swallow Hirundo rustica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Greenfinch Chloris chloris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Stock Dove Columba oenas Common Gull Larus canus Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Whitethroat Curruca communis House Martin Delichon urbicum Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Linnet Linaria cannabina Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Badger · Muntjac
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Badger Meles meles Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 🐝 Insects 16 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Field Grasshopper · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Tree Damsel Bug · Willow Bean-galler · Harlequin Ladybird +11
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus Tree Damsel Bug Himacerus (Himacerus) apterus Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus 🌿 Plants 19 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Lords-and-Ladies · Wild Teasel · Hard Rush · Pedunculate Oak · Wild Marjoram +14
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum Hard Rush Juncus inflexus Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare Aspen Populus tremula Common Nettle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,044 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Wren · Magpie · Blackbird +34
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Rook Corvus frugilegus Great Tit Parus major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Skylark Alauda arvensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Swallow Hirundo rustica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Greenfinch Chloris chloris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Stock Dove Columba oenas Common Gull Larus canus Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Whitethroat Curruca communis House Martin Delichon urbicum Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Linnet Linaria cannabina Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Badger · Muntjac
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Badger Meles meles Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 🐝 Insects 16 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Field Grasshopper · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · Tree Damsel Bug · Willow Bean-galler · Harlequin Ladybird +11
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus Tree Damsel Bug Himacerus (Himacerus) apterus Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus 🌿 Plants 19 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Lords-and-Ladies · Wild Teasel · Hard Rush · Pedunculate Oak · Wild Marjoram +14
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum Hard Rush Juncus inflexus Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare Aspen Populus tremula Common Nettle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2024
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida2024
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida2024
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2024
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024 Urtica dioica
Urtica dioica
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Fool's Water-Cress Helosciadium nodiflorum
Fool's Water-Cress Helosciadium nodiflorum
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2024
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2024
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2024
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2024
Tree-mallow Malva arborea2024
Tree-mallow Malva arborea2024 