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Blackbank Wood

✦ Ancient woodland27 ha

📷 Mick Shenton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome27 ha

Getting here

53.04056, -1.95037

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bilberry, Heather, Cowberry +122 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bilberry, Hogweed, Ramsons +20 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Alder Leaf Beetle, Common Red Soldier Beetle +30 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis pertinax, Alder Leaf Beetle, Common Red Soldier Beetle +30 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 39 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Weaver WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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 56public footpath · 323 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 323 mPath type: footway
Ipstones 49public footpath · 839 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 839 mPath type: path
Ipstones 56public footpath · 3 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 3 mPath type: path
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Churnet Valley CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Route 550Cycling route
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route13.8 km
Named routeRef 550Length 13.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
🐴

Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Shay Lanebyway open to all traffic · 213 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 213 mPath type: track
Ipstones 54byway open to all traffic · 103 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 103 mPath type: track
Shay Lanebyway open to all traffic · 86 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 86 mPath type: track
Shay Lanebyway open to all traffic · 340 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 340 mPath type: service
Shay Lanebyway open to all traffic · 698 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 698 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footbridge

📷 Mick Shenton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🏞️CONSALL NATURE PARKCountry park4 km→🦉CONSALLNature reserve4 km→🐄Peak Wildlife ParkVisitor farm2.9 km→🌱Consall Nature ParkUrban park4.1 km→🐄Valais Blacknose SheepVisitor farm2.8 km→🐄OtterVisitor farm2.9 km→

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