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Terrace Wood

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.10240, -1.31025

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 224m away — 12 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Little Ringed Plover +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Little Ringed Plover +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Great Burnet, Grass Vetchling, Black Bryony +5 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Empis livida, 2-spot Ladybird, Cercopis vulnerata +5 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Empis livida, 2-spot Ladybird, Cercopis vulnerata +5 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 18Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Skegby TrailWalking route
Named route
Broxtowe Country TrailWalking route
Named route
Cromford Canal FootpathWalking route
Named route
Three Centres TrailWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Blackwell TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Skegby TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route23 m
Named routeRef 67Length 23 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route3.1 km
Named routeRef 67Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Grazing land by Brookhill Hall Farm

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Grazing land by Brookhill Hall Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Portland Country ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Sutton LawnUrban park4.7 km→🌱Selston Country ParkUrban park3.7 km→🦉PORTLAND PARKNature reserve3.8 km→🏞️PORTLAND PARKCountry park3.8 km→🌱Brierley Forest ParkUrban park3.9 km→

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