Croxall Wood - Woodland plantation
9 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🎠Play🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
52.73079, -1.72721
Open directionsv
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
- 🛝Playground 146m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- 🛝Playground 146m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Trent Valley Way
Free
Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
National Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Way for the MillenniumWalking route65 km▾
Newport to Burton on Trent
Named routeLength 65 kmRegional walking route
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.1 km▾
Named routeRef 54Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route420 m▾
Named routeRef 54Length 420 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route321 m▾
Named routeRef 54Length 321 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route36 m▾
Named routeRef 54Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route391 m▾
Named routeRef 54Length 391 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
56,470 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
56,470 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds12 species
winterspring
2026▾
Mallard · Woodpigeon · Pied Wagtail · Grey Heron · Magpie +7
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MagpiePica pica
- CootFulica atra
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspring
2026▾
Badger · Harvest Mouse · Mole
- BadgerMeles meles
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
- MoleTalpa europaea
7-spot Ladybird
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Shining Crane's-bill · Spear Thistle · Wood Avens · Green Alkanet · Cherry Laurel +90
- Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
- Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- Common MallowMalva sylvestris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
56,470 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds12 species
winterspring
2026▾
Mallard · Woodpigeon · Pied Wagtail · Grey Heron · Magpie +7
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MagpiePica pica
- CootFulica atra
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
🦌Mammals3 species
winterspring
2026▾
Badger · Harvest Mouse · Mole
- BadgerMeles meles
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
- MoleTalpa europaea
7-spot Ladybird
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Shining Crane's-bill · Spear Thistle · Wood Avens · Green Alkanet · Cherry Laurel +90
- Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
- Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- Common MallowMalva sylvestris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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