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The Wilderness

6 ha

📷 Malcolm Neal · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

52.77924, -1.64199

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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
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿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

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Jay, Oystercatcher, Grey Heron +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jay, Oystercatcher, Grey Heron +75 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle, Hairy Dragonfly +15 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle, Hairy Dragonfly +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Water Fern, Marsh Woundwort, Medick +1 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Water Fern, Marsh Woundwort, Medick +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km

Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

The Way for the MillenniumWalking route65 km

Newport to Burton on Trent

Named routeLength 65 kmRegional walking route

National Forest WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

58 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 63Cycling route

Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network

Route 54Cycling route

Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route28 m

Named routeRef 63Length 28 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route379 m

Named routeRef 54Length 379 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route96 m

Named routeLength 96 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route144 m

Named routeLength 144 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

68,396 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

68,396 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds35 species

winterspring

2026

Grey Heron · Canada Goose · Jay · Tufted Duck · Little Grebe +30

Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
JayGarrulus glandarius
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
TealAnas crecca
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MagpiePica pica
CootFulica atra
GadwallMareca strepera
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Greylag GooseAnser anser
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

68,396 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds35 species

winterspring

2026

Grey Heron · Canada Goose · Jay · Tufted Duck · Little Grebe +30

Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
JayGarrulus glandarius
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
TealAnas crecca
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MagpiePica pica
CootFulica atra
GadwallMareca strepera
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Greylag GooseAnser anser
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
WoodcockScolopax rusticola

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Malcolm Neal · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱The WashlandsUrban park2.7 km→🌱Rosliston Forestry CentreUrban park2.9 km→🌱Horninglow Linear ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Maize MazeUrban park4.5 km→🌱Sensory GardenUrban park2.8 km→🌱Coronation ParkUrban park3.5 km→

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Rosliston 1

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Rosliston 2

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