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🌳 Broadleaved woodland

Gorsey Lee Plantation

9 ha

📷 Andrew Hill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

DogsCyclingWalks
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

53.34943, -1.68189

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Best for

4 activities

Dog walks

Free82%

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Cycling

Varies72%

Named cycling route nearby: Route 6

Forest walks

Free68%

Public woodland

Wildlife

Free62%

Native broadleaved woodland

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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12 signed routes nearby · 36 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km▾
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Derwent Valley and Reservoir Walk,Walking route7.4 km▾

Ladybower Reservoir, farmland and wooded cloughs. Views of Derwent Valley and High Peak area. Rough walking through fields, woodland paths, roads and open moorland. Dogs must be on leads.

Named routeLength 7.4 kmDuration 02:30Round tripLocal walking route
Crook Hill Circular (Ethel), High PeakWalking route11.5 km▾
Named routeLength 11.5 kmDuration 03:30Round tripLocal walking route
Lost Lad and Back Tor (Ethels), High PeakWalking route12.1 km▾
Named routeLength 12.1 kmDuration 04:00Round tripLocal walking route
Pink Route (Padley Gorge and Burbage Brook Walk), Longshaw EstateWalking route2.7 km▾

Access statement: https://nt.global.ssl.fastly.net/binaries/content/assets/website/national/regions/peak-district-derbyshire/places/longshaw-burbage-and-the-eastern-moors/pdf/230208-longshaw-access-statement-feb-2024.pdf

Named routeLength 2.7 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Mill Lanepublic footpath · 92 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 92 mPath type: residential
The Hollowpublic footpath · 281 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 281 mSurface gravelPath type: service
The Hollowpublic footpath · 46 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 46 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

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13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
White Edge Loop Cycling TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route
Thornhill TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route▾

Temporary redirection of NCN 6 due to storm damage

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route454 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 454 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route119 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 119 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route252 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 252 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

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4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Leeside Roadbyway open to all traffic · 485 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 485 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Bamford Cloughbyway open to all traffic · 183 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 183 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Hurstclough Lanebyway open to all traffic · 308 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 308 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Hurstclough Lanebyway open to all traffic · 18 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 18 mSurface asphaltPath type: track

About this broadleaved woodland

Gorsey Lee Plantation is a broadleaved woodland covering 9 hectares.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hope valley view from lane above Bamford

📷 Andrew Hill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hope valley view from lane above Bamford

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🌱 Visiting this spring

  • 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
  • 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

Facilities

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Parking

2 nearby · Paid · 357m

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Hathersage ParkUrban park3 km→⛪Hathersage Methodist ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→✦Redmires First World War Training AreaHistoric site4.6 km→✦Quarry Hill & Hill 60 WW1 training trenchesHistoric site4.6 km→⛪Bradwell Methodist ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→⚽Bamford and Thornhill Recreation GroundPlaying field1.1 km→