Smith's Gorse - Woodland plantation
11 ha
Plan your visit
🌲Walks
Free entryDogs welcome11 ha
Getting here
52.80834, -1.49213
Open directionsv
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
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Derby Nomad WayWalking route79 km▾
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
Red WalkWalking route3.8 km▾
Named routeLength 3.8 km
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
36 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cloud Trail GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef Cloud Trail GreenwayLocal cycle route
Route 63Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route65 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 65 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km▾
Named routeRef 6Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km▾
Named routeRef 6Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
The Tramway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef The Tramway Trail
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Wildlife to spot
22,191 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
22,191 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChaffinch · Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blue Tit
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Bluebell · White Dead-nettle · Ash · Cleavers · Perennial Rye-grass +111
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
22,191 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChaffinch · Robin · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blue Tit
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Bluebell · White Dead-nettle · Ash · Cleavers · Perennial Rye-grass +111
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
