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Alder Wood

2 ha

📷 Nikki Mahadevan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.11175, -1.45693

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Green-veined White +16 more · last seen 2024

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 30 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
High Peak TrailWalking route27 km
Named routeLength 27 kmRegional walking route
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Amber Valley Routeways Walk 12Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Cromford Canal FootpathWalking route
Named route
Slack Lanepublic footpath · 439 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 439 mSurface gravelPath type: service
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
High Peak TrailMountain bike route27 km
Named routeRef High Peak TrailLength 27 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Waterfall in Lindwaysprings Brook

📷 Nikki Mahadevan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Waterfall in Lindwaysprings Brook

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Alfreton ParkUrban park4.4 km→✦Crich StandHistoric site2.8 km→✦Mercian Regiment War MemorialHistoric site2.8 km→🌱Lea GardensUrban park4.1 km→🦉HIGHOREDISHNature reserve2.6 km→💧Ogston ReservoirReservoir3.2 km→

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