Getting here
52.95727, -1.74527
Best for
3 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
7
5 named nearby · 2 public paths
Named routePublic access
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Cycling
4
4 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Limestone Way · Walking74 km
Centenary Way (Derbyshire) · Walking0
Weaver Walk · Walking0
Pennine Cycleway · Cycling0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦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
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦Medieval settlement, including open field system, immediately west of Bentley Fields FarmHistoric site1.5 km→✦Cubley Hall moated siteHistoric site2.4 km→✦Old Clifton MillHistoric site4.9 km→✦Ashbourne Royal Shrovetide Football GoalHistoric site4.9 km→✦Moated site 60m west of Edlaston HallHistoric site2.9 km→✦Medieval settlement, including site of chapel and part of the open field system, immediately north east of Alkmonton Old Hall FarmHistoric site3.3 km→