Plan your visit
Walks
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
52.84619, -1.36077
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🐕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
- 🐕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
Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
🚶
Walking
Midshires WayWalking route370 km
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named routeLength 370 kmRegional 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
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Erewash Circular Walk 20Walking route
Named route
🚴Cycling
33 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
🚴
Cycling
Cloud Trail GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef Cloud Trail GreenwayLocal cycle route
Derby Orbital Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66Regional cycle route
Route 15Cycling route
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
East Midlands AirportCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Wildlife to spot
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
🌱The GreenUrban park2.7 km→✦Iron Age settlement and cursus, with other air photographic marks, SE of Aston-on-TrentHistoric site1.7 km→✦Hemington ChapelHistoric site2.5 km→✦Melbourne Castle fortified manor and earlier medieval manorial remainsHistoric site5 km→🌱Bentley Road ParkUrban park700 m→⛪St Nicholas's ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→
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