Swadlincote Woodlands & Park
69 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome69 ha
Getting here
52.77402, -1.54675
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Hill Street Car Park 338m away — 6 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Hill Street Car Park 338m away — 6 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +41 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie +41 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Large White, Small White +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Celandine, Daisy, Butterfly-bush +103 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Coton in the Elms Circular WalkWalking route10 km▾
Named routeLength 10 kmLocal walking route
Spires and SteeplesWalking route▾
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
65 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Conkers CircuitCycling route▾
Named routeRef Conkers CircuitRound tripLocal cycle route
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route26 m▾
Named routeLength 26 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route600 m▾
Named routeLength 600 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route2 km▾
Named routeLength 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route18 m▾
Named routeLength 18 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Family Forest Trail (Yellow)Mountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Family Forest TrailRound trip
Wood Farm TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Wood Farm Trail
Shell Brook TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Shell Brook TrailRound tripLocal cycle route
Hicks Lodge TrailMountain bike route▾
The Tramway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef The Tramway Trail
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Wildlife to spot
24,724 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
24,724 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBedeguar Gall · Ramshorn Gall Causer · Artichoke Gall Causer
- Bedeguar GallDiplolepis rosae
- Ramshorn Gall CauserAndricus aries f. agamic
- Artichoke Gall CauserAndricus foecundatrix f. agamic
Physcia tenella · Illosporiopsis christiansenii
- Physcia tenellaPhyscia tenella
- Illosporiopsis christianseniiIllosporiopsis christiansenii
Festuca rubra · Dandelion · Herb-Robert · Wood Avens · Spear Thistle +125
- Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- CleaversGalium aparine
- HollyIlex aquifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
24,724 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBedeguar Gall · Ramshorn Gall Causer · Artichoke Gall Causer
- Bedeguar GallDiplolepis rosae
- Ramshorn Gall CauserAndricus aries f. agamic
- Artichoke Gall CauserAndricus foecundatrix f. agamic
Physcia tenella · Illosporiopsis christiansenii
- Physcia tenellaPhyscia tenella
- Illosporiopsis christianseniiIllosporiopsis christiansenii
Festuca rubra · Dandelion · Herb-Robert · Wood Avens · Spear Thistle +125
- Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- CleaversGalium aparine
- HollyIlex aquifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Nettle
Common Nettle
Urtica dioica
Urtica dioica
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorRed ValerianCentranthus ruberRed ValerianCentranthus ruberBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusHenbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicauleHenbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicauleCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburColumbineAquilegia vulgarisColumbineAquilegia vulgarisCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensGreen AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirensOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuadaffodilsNarcissusdaffodilsNarcissusWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaWood SpurgeEuphorbia amygdaloidesWood SpurgeEuphorbia amygdaloidesPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreDogwoodCornus sanguineaDogwoodCornus sanguineaCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaReflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestreReflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestreCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusOregon-grapeMahonia aquifoliumOregon-grapeMahonia aquifoliumPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaScots PinePinus sylvestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataHoary PlantainPlantago mediaHoary PlantainPlantago mediaFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumFalse-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticumIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisWeldReseda luteolaWeldReseda luteolaGreater CelandineChelidonium majusGreater CelandineChelidonium majusHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumSnow-in-summerCerastium tomentosumSnow-in-summerCerastium tomentosumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorFeverfewTanacetum partheniumFeverfewTanacetum partheniumGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisOpium PoppyPapaver somniferumOpium PoppyPapaver somniferumMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHawkweed OxtonguePicris hieracioidesHawkweed OxtonguePicris hieracioidesBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusThale CressArabidopsis thalianaThale CressArabidopsis thalianaCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisCommon MallowMalva sylvestrisWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaRue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylitesRue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylitesParsley-piertAphanes arvensisParsley-piertAphanes arvensisDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleDove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molleHyacinthoides hispanicaHyacinthoides hispanicaHyacinthoides hispanicaHyacinthoides hispanicaFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisLaurustinusViburnum tinusLaurustinusViburnum tinusBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaWinter JasmineJasminum nudiflorumWinter JasmineJasminum nudiflorumGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusStellaria mediaStellaria mediaStellaria mediaStellaria mediaCut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridumCut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridumBox-leaved HoneysuckleLonicera pileataBox-leaved HoneysuckleLonicera pileataColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusGreat LettuceLactuca virosaGreat LettuceLactuca virosaPortugal LaurelPrunus lusitanicaPortugal LaurelPrunus lusitanicaIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumCommon IvyHedera helix subsp. helixCommon IvyHedera helix subsp. helixOxford RagwortSenecio squalidusOxford RagwortSenecio squalidusWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumCommon VetchVicia sativaCommon VetchVicia sativaSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysBroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusSwine-cressLepidium coronopusSwine-cressLepidium coronopusWood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaWood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides