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Other Woods worth a visit in the National Forest

These are all Woodland Trust properties with public access. Please respect the Countryside Code and enjoy our woods. See map at foot of page for locations.

Name	Location	Comments	Grid Reference
Centenary Wood & Royal Tigers	Bagworth	85 acres. Access land to extend walks. Maturing nicely as it is getting on for 10 years old. Lakes nearby and good views. Memorial stone to Royal Tigers Regiment (Leicester).	SK453070
Coton Wood	Coton in the Elms Click to see more.	82 acres. Parking. Nearly all new planting but maturing rapidly. Excellent walk round perimeter. Trees are a good size and Coton has 3 good pubs. New access woodland opposite to extend the walk.	SK245145
Felicity's & Martin's Woods	near Beacon Hill Country Park	Just north of Beacon Hill on Dean's Lane. Woods are either side of lane and provide a steep hilly walk with connecting footpaths to the Beacon and Nanpanton. Martin's Wood was planted in 1995 with 3,500 trees and Felicity's Wood was planted in 1997 with 13,000 trees.	SK504155
Foxley Wood	Linton, Derby's.	71 acres. Over 50,000 trees planted 1996/7 and maturing rapidly. Parking and access from both ends of village (recommend Linton Heath). Very good walks and a viewpoint from a massive old Ash in the centre of the site.The picture shows the sign board which you will find at each wood giving information about the site.	SK280167
Long Close, Toptree & Top Wood	Linton, Derby's. Click to see more.	200 acres. Access from either Linton or the Netherseal to Coton road with Parking (recommended) at access land which extends the available walking by about another 100 acres - you can spend half a day here. The new trees are not high but there is some mature pine plantation to explore at the centre and oak woodland to the East. Excellent birding in summer.	SK268142 (Parking)
Martinshaw	Ratby / Groby	250 acres. Mature with stands of pine being removed gradually. It straddles the M1 but this does not detract from the excellent walking and birding.	SK510072
Nether Hall Wood	Hartshorne / Swadlincote Click to see more.	21 acres. Unique plan to have an avenue retaining the view of the old Nether Hall. Good short walks with 2 streams and a water meadow by the Repton road.	SK314214
Sledge Wood	Repton Click to see more.	Small but perfectly formed. Steep drumlin (glacial) hillside with excellent views to Derbyshire Dales (and Toyota). Park at side road to Milton. Stream with bridge to Repton, some mature trees including a large apple and gorse on hillside. Look for the ancient Sweet Chestnuts running up the hedgerow near the pylon - they are 250 years old.	SK313254
Woodcote	Smisby / Ashby de la Zouch Click to see more.	25 acres but seems a lot larger. Park along side road to Old Parks Farm and walk either side. Excellent meadow flowers in spring. Can walk there from Ashby or Smisby.	SK355186

 

 

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