Adjacent to the station, Goods Yard and the station approach road is approximately 3 acres of deciduous woodland. The woodland was originally the station allotments, which were let by the Station Master to local residents. After the station closure in 1967, the allotments fell into disuse and rapidly became overgrown. Many self-seeded trees also began growing across the site.

As part of the station restoration, the Derbyshire Wildlife Trust surveyed the woodland and in 2023 produced a Management Plan for the development of the woodland into a wildlife corridor. In September 2024, Wingfield Station 1947 took over responsibility for the management and development of the whole station site and immediately began work on implementing the Derbyshire Wildlife Trust management plan. Using expert volunteers who had previously worked for the Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, the woodland has been transformed over the last 8 months. On 11 June 2025, we proudly opened the woodland to the public, and it now features:

• Woodland trail runs the full length of the woodland from the main entrance to the station and up to the north glade

• Two new glade areas - the north woodland glade and the east glade overlooking the station and Amber Valley

• Picnic benches in the north glade

• Benches in the east glade and along the trail

• A newly laid granite set path from the station to the woodland trail

• Hand-painted signs at the two entrances, including trail maps 

• 410 newly planted native hedge trees

• The start of new ground-level habitats to increase biodiversity

• Installation of a new post and rail fence along the full length of the goods yard, cutting slope as both a safety feature and to recreate the original railway fence

• Installation of a new handrail adjacent to historic public footpath steps

• Installation of a new public footpath gate and fence to replace the old style for easier public access

All the substantial quantity of materials required for the above works was funded by Crosscountry Trains, who awarded Wingfield Station 1947 a £9000 grant for the project. We would like to express our thanks to CrossCountry Trains for this fantastic support.

The Tree Council have recently visited the woodland and was able to confirm that the north glade area features a mature Hawthorn tree canopy. This unusual feature is one of only 4 known sites in the United Kingdom.

Below are a selection of pictures showing the woodland entrances, granite setts, north glade, east glade and views along the trail are on the right hand side.

Future plans include the following:

• Installation of a fully accessible all-weather path from the entrance to the station 

• Planting of new woodland bulbs to create a low-level spring habitat

• Installation of some trail features along the path for children

• Installation of artwork in the north glade

• Restoration of the recovered Midland Railway station gas lamp

• Restoration of the west woodland on the other side of station drive

• Creation of public footpath in west woodland

• Installation of Wingfield Manor viewing platform in the west woodland

We will post updates on these developments in the future via Facebook and this website.