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Wood Hill

12 ha

📷 Andy Jamieson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome12 ha

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52.87121, -1.26028

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Robin
🌿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

🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Robin
🌿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

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mute Swan, Robin, Jackdaw +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Robin, Jackdaw +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Birds — Mute Swan, Robin, Jackdaw +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Green Shieldbug, Hawthorn Shieldbug · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Hawthorn Shieldbug · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Common Mallow, Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Mallow, Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route

The Big TrackWalking route

Named routeRef The Big TrackLocal walking route

Derby Nomad WayWalking route79 km

Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route

Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km

Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route

Erewash Circular Route 4Walking route

Named route

🚴

Cycling

57 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Hathern <> KegworthCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

East Midlands AirportCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Clifton <> KegworthCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Route 67Cycling route

Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

29,657 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

29,657 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

winter

2026

Mute Swan · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Long-tailed Tit · Magpie +45

Mute SwanCygnus olor
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
TealAnas crecca2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

29,657 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

winter

2026

Mute Swan · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Long-tailed Tit · Magpie +45

Mute SwanCygnus olor
RobinErithacus rubecula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
TealAnas crecca2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Andy Jamieson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

In the woods at Red Hill

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