Church Gresley Wood - Woodland plantation
7 ha
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🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
52.75536, -1.55779
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking on site — 4 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking on site — 4 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 63
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
National Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Coton in the Elms Circular WalkWalking route10 km▾
Named routeLength 10 kmLocal walking route
Spires and SteeplesWalking route▾
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
77 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Conkers CircuitCycling route▾
Named routeRef Conkers CircuitRound tripLocal cycle route
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route26 m▾
Named routeLength 26 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route600 m▾
Named routeLength 600 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route2 km▾
Named routeLength 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route18 m▾
Named routeLength 18 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Family Forest Trail (Yellow)Mountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Family Forest TrailRound trip
Wood Farm TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Wood Farm Trail
Shell Brook TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Shell Brook TrailRound tripLocal cycle route
Hicks Lodge TrailMountain bike route▾
The Tramway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef The Tramway Trail
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Wildlife to spot
35,395 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
35,395 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCoot
Holly · Dandelion · Alder · Meadow Buttercup · Curled Dock +122
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- DandelionTaraxacum
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
- Curled DockRumex crispus
- Bush VetchVicia sepium
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- CleaversGalium aparine
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
35,395 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCoot
Holly · Dandelion · Alder · Meadow Buttercup · Curled Dock +122
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- DandelionTaraxacum
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
- Curled DockRumex crispus
- Bush VetchVicia sepium
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- CleaversGalium aparine
- White CloverTrifolium repens
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lesser Celandine
Lesser Celandine
Ficaria verna
Ficaria verna
Common NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraHenbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicauleHenbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicauleWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaWavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosaHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumDogwoodCornus sanguineaDogwoodCornus sanguineaWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaRosa caninaCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaColumbineAquilegia vulgarisColumbineAquilegia vulgarisHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaBroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreAspenPopulus tremulaAspenPopulus tremulaButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiWood SpurgeEuphorbia amygdaloidesWood SpurgeEuphorbia amygdaloidesPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asperHimalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsiiHimalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsiiMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisNorway MapleAcer platanoidesNorway MapleAcer platanoidesCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisScots PinePinus sylvestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaGooseberryRibes uva-crispaGooseberryRibes uva-crispaReflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestreReflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestreWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisLesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformisLesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumWood Small-reedCalamagrostis epigejosWood Small-reedCalamagrostis epigejosEarly Dog-violetViola reichenbachianaEarly Dog-violetViola reichenbachianaGuelder-roseViburnum opulusGuelder-roseViburnum opulusCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensOregon-grapeMahonia aquifoliumOregon-grapeMahonia aquifoliumBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaWild CarrotDaucus carotaWild CarrotDaucus carotaCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisWood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaWood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticadaffodilsNarcissusdaffodilsNarcissusWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisWeldReseda luteolaWeldReseda luteolaRed ValerianCentranthus ruberRed ValerianCentranthus ruberProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensProcumbent PearlwortSagina procumbensPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumWelsh PoppyPapaver cambricumSnow-in-summerCerastium tomentosumSnow-in-summerCerastium tomentosumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumFeverfewTanacetum partheniumFeverfewTanacetum partheniumOpium PoppyPapaver somniferumOpium PoppyPapaver somniferumMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHawkweed OxtonguePicris hieracioidesHawkweed OxtonguePicris hieracioidesBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusBuck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumRue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylitesRue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylitesParsley-piertAphanes arvensisParsley-piertAphanes arvensisHyacinthoides hispanicaHyacinthoides hispanicaHyacinthoides hispanicaHyacinthoides hispanicaFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusPetty SpurgeEuphorbia peplusLaurustinusViburnum tinusLaurustinusViburnum tinusBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaWinter JasmineJasminum nudiflorumWinter JasmineJasminum nudiflorumGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumCut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridumCut-leaved Dead-nettleLamium hybridumBox-leaved HoneysuckleLonicera pileataBox-leaved HoneysuckleLonicera pileataGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusPortugal LaurelPrunus lusitanicaPortugal LaurelPrunus lusitanicaIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumCommon IvyHedera helix subsp. helixCommon IvyHedera helix subsp. helixOxford RagwortSenecio squalidusOxford RagwortSenecio squalidusRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumEvents & activities nearby
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