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Blackbank Wood

8 ha

📷 Dave Dunford · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

53.05404, -1.98502

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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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Sericomyia superbiens, Formica lemani, Green Nettle Weevil +12 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Sericomyia superbiens, Formica lemani, Green Nettle Weevil +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Amanita Wridog, Candlesnuff Fungus · last seen 2025; Fungi — Amanita Wridog, Candlesnuff Fungus · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 37 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
Named route
Valley Woodland TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Booth's Wood LoopWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Ipstones 16public footpath · 174 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 174 mSurface dirtPath type: path
Cheddleton 73public footpath · 14 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 14 mPath type: service
Clerks Bankpublic footpath · 71 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 71 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

7 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 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
Main RouteCycling route643 m
Named routeRef 559Length 643 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route8.8 km
Named routeRef 550Length 8.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wood Anemones and Marsh Marigolds

📷 Dave Dunford · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wood Anemones and Marsh Marigolds

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🏞️CONSALL NATURE PARKCountry park3 km→🦉CONSALLNature reserve3 km→🐄Peak Wildlife ParkVisitor farm4.2 km→🌱Consall Nature ParkUrban park3 km→🐄Valais Blacknose SheepVisitor farm4.1 km→🐄OtterVisitor farm4.2 km→

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