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The Uplands

✦ Ancient woodland21 ha

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

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome21 ha

Getting here

53.17837, -1.23045

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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
  • ☕Vale Food — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Early Dog-violet, Flowering Currant, Black-poplar +3 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens; Insects — Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Southern Hawker, Common Darter +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 38 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Archaeological Way (old route)Walking route
Named route
Dukeries TrailWalking route
Named route
The Welly Walk, HardwickWalking route4 km

Wellies not essential!

Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Meden TrailWalking route
Named route
Skegby TrailWalking route
Named route
Meden Trailpublic footpath · 28 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 28 mSurface pavedPath type: cycleway
Meden Trailpublic footpath · 1.3 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.3 kmPath type: cycleway
Meden Trailpublic footpath · 69 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 69 mPath type: cycleway
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Stockley TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Skegby TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 648Cycling route
Named routeRef 648National Cycle Network
Teversal TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route661 m
Named routeRef 648Length 661 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 648Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Forge Lanebridleway · 166 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 166 mPath type: service
Forge Lanebridleway · 644 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 644 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
Forge Lanebridleway · 4 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 4 mPath type: service
Forge Lanebridleway · 8 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 8 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pleasley Mills

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

Pleasley Mills

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Oxclose WoodUrban park2.1 km→🌱Shirebrook WoodUrban park2.8 km→🌱St. Edmunds GardenUrban park2.9 km→🌱Yeoman Hill ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Manor ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱CivicUrban park3.3 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Oxclose 1

Not High (England Use Only)2.0 km→
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Dam 121

Not High (England Use Only)2.1 km→
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Shirebrook 8

2.9 km→

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