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'Sheepwash' Bridge

✦ Ancient woodland0 ha

Getting here

53.22319, -1.71042

Best for

4 activities

Playgrounds

Free93%

playground, toilets, café, parking

Heritage

Free86%

Historic site with public access

Wildlife

Free75%

Ancient woodland

Dog walks

Free72%

Dogs allowed with public access

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

20

2 named nearby · 18 public paths

Named routePublic access
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Cycling

8

8 named nearby

Named route

Named routes and paths nearby

Limestone Way · Walking74 km
Monsal Trail · Cycling0
Monsal Trail · Walking0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
Betty Lane · public footpath
Pennyunk Lane · public footpath

About this historic site

Scheduled Monument

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sheepwash Bridge over the River Wye, Ashford in the Water

Sheepwash Bridge over the River Wye, Ashford in the Water

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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

Facilities

Café

Aisseford Tea Rooms · 179m

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Parking

5 nearby · Free · 50m

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Picnic spot

67m away

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Playground

267m away

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Toilets

2 · 153m away

✦ Ancient✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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