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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
53.05646, -2.03629
Open directionsv
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
- 🅿️Parking 426m away — 4 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- 🅿️Parking 426m away — 4 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pied Wagtail, Mallard, Blackbird +89 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pied Wagtail, Mallard, Blackbird +89 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Meadow Plant Bug, Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata, Banded Demoiselle +5 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Meadow Plant Bug, Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata, Banded Demoiselle +5 more · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Habitat Walk Ladderedge Country Park (Green Arrows)Walking route▾
Includes some hills
Named routeDuration 45min
Young Woodland LoopWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Churnet WayWalking route▾
Valley Woodland TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Booth's Wood LoopWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Cheddleton 39public footpath · 659 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 659 mPath type: path
Cheddleton 40public footpath · 698 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 698 mSurface concretePath type: service
Cheddleton 39public footpath · 502 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 502 mSurface gravelPath type: track
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 559Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 559National Cycle Network
National Route 550Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route13.8 km▾
Named routeRef 550Length 13.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route170 m▾
Named routeRef 559Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km▾
Named routeRef 559Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 559Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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