Mill Wood - Woodland ✦ Ancient woodland 13 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 13 ha
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53.31089, -1.68121
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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 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitatDeciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 32 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Derwent Valley Heritage Way Walking route 89 km ▾
Named route Length 89 km Regional walking route
Show on map Pink Route (Padley Gorge and Burbage Brook Walk), Longshaw Estate Walking route 2.7 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 route Length 2.7 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Orange Route, Longshaw Estate Walking route 2.7 km ▾
No steps or stiles.
Accessibility 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 route Length 2.7 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Views and Woodlands Walk at Longshaw, Longshaw Estate Walking route 8.4 km ▾
Panoramic views across the Peak District. This circular walk includes some short, steep sections as well as uneven ground and some muddy areas. Ensure you are wearing suitable footwear.
Named route Length 8.4 km Duration 03:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Longshaw Woodland Explorer Walk, Longshaw Estate Walking route 4.8 km ▾
Reasonable terrain with some steep sections.
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 route Length 4.8 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
White Edge Loop Cycling Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Thornhill Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 454 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 454 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 119 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 119 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 11 km ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 11 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
5,225 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,225 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Shoveler · Wigeon · Yellow-legged Gull · Pochard · Pheasant +43
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Wigeon Mareca penelope Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis Pochard Aythya ferina Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Stock Dove Columba oenas Great Tit Parus major Rook Corvus frugilegus Robin Erithacus rubecula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Swallow Hirundo rustica Pintail Anas acuta Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goosander Mergus merganser Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dotterel Eudromias morinellus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Ruff Calidris pugnax Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Dipper Cinclus cinclus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Skylark Alauda arvensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Linnet Linaria cannabina Swift Apus apus Curlew Numenius arquata Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Hairy Wood Ant · Glow-worm · Dicranota claripennis · Common Darter · Odontocerum albicorne +8
Hairy Wood Ant Formica lugubris Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Dicranota claripennis Dicranota claripennis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Odontocerum albicorne Odontocerum albicorne Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Tipula paludosa 🌿 Plants 7 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Barren Strawberry · Cowberry · Cross-leaved Heath · Blackthorn · Crab Apple +2
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis Cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea2025 Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix2025 Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025 Crab Apple Malus sylvestris2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,225 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Shoveler · Wigeon · Yellow-legged Gull · Pochard · Pheasant +43
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Wigeon Mareca penelope Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis Pochard Aythya ferina Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Stock Dove Columba oenas Great Tit Parus major Rook Corvus frugilegus Robin Erithacus rubecula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Swallow Hirundo rustica Pintail Anas acuta Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goosander Mergus merganser Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dotterel Eudromias morinellus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Ruff Calidris pugnax Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Dipper Cinclus cinclus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Skylark Alauda arvensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Linnet Linaria cannabina Swift Apus apus Curlew Numenius arquata Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Hairy Wood Ant · Glow-worm · Dicranota claripennis · Common Darter · Odontocerum albicorne +8
Hairy Wood Ant Formica lugubris Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Dicranota claripennis Dicranota claripennis Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Odontocerum albicorne Odontocerum albicorne Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Tipula paludosa 🌿 Plants 7 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Barren Strawberry · Cowberry · Cross-leaved Heath · Blackthorn · Crab Apple +2
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis Cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea2025 Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix2025 Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025 Crab Apple Malus sylvestris2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Tipula paludosa
Tipula paludosa
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Shining Guest Ant Formicoxenus nitidulus
Shining Guest Ant Formicoxenus nitidulus
Water Cricket Velia (Plesiovelia) caprai
Water Cricket Velia (Plesiovelia) caprai
Myrmica scabrinodis Myrmica scabrinodis
Myrmica scabrinodis Myrmica scabrinodis
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Great Forget-me-not Brunnera macrophylla2025
Great Forget-me-not Brunnera macrophylla2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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