Bole Edge Plantation 105 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 105 ha
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53.42013, -1.65827
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Curlew, Robin +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Curlew, Robin +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Soft-rush, Heather, Bilberry +59 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Soft-rush, Heather, Bilberry +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Field Grasshopper, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood +46 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Field Grasshopper, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
Horse riding listed as facility
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Derwent Valley and Reservoir Walk, Walking route 7.4 km ▾
Ladybower Reservoir, farmland and wooded cloughs. Views of Derwent Valley and High Peak area. Rough walking through fields, woodland paths, roads and open moorland. Dogs must be on leads.
Named route Length 7.4 km Duration 02:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Crook Hill Circular (Ethel), High Peak Walking route 11.5 km ▾
Named route Length 11.5 km Duration 03:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Lost Lad and Back Tor (Ethels), High Peak Walking route 12.1 km ▾
Named route Length 12.1 km Duration 04:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Derwent Dam Green Route Walking route 4.5 km ▾
Named route Length 4.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Sheffield Country Walk Walking route 85 km ▾
Named route Length 85 km Regional walking route
Show on map Thornseat Road public footpath · 819 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 819 m Path type: track
Show on map 8 public paths nearby
Public paths
Foulstone Road bridleway · 728 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 728 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Lane Head Road bridleway · 141 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 141 m Surface gravel Path type: service
Show on map Hall Lane bridleway · 196 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 196 m Surface unpaved Path type: path
Show on map Hall Lane bridleway · 290 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 290 m Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map Lane Head Road bridleway · 98 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 98 m Surface unpaved Path type: track
Show on map Photos Permissive footpath in Bole Edge Plantation
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10,458 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,458 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Meadow Pipit · Kestrel · Stonechat · Snipe · Pheasant +41
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Gallinago gallinago gallinago Gallinago gallinago gallinago2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Weasel · Roe Deer · Mountain Hare
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Weasel Mustela nivalis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Mountain Hare Lepus timidus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Speckled Wood · Field Grasshopper · Mottled Grasshopper · Frost Tortrix · Tipula lateralis +5
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Mottled Grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus Frost Tortrix Exapate congelatella Tipula lateralis Tipula lateralis White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum Ichneumonini Soft-rush · Heather · Bilberry · Symphyotrichum novi-belgii · Pedunculate Oak +5
Soft-rush Juncus effusus Heather Calluna vulgaris Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Symphyotrichum novi-belgii Symphyotrichum novi-belgii2025 Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Common Bent Agrostis capillaris Glittering Wood-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,458 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Meadow Pipit · Kestrel · Stonechat · Snipe · Pheasant +41
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Redpoll (cabaret/flammea) Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Gallinago gallinago gallinago Gallinago gallinago gallinago2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Weasel · Roe Deer · Mountain Hare
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Weasel Mustela nivalis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Mountain Hare Lepus timidus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Speckled Wood · Field Grasshopper · Mottled Grasshopper · Frost Tortrix · Tipula lateralis +5
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Mottled Grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus Frost Tortrix Exapate congelatella Tipula lateralis Tipula lateralis White-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lucorum/terrestris/magnus/cryptarum Ichneumonini Soft-rush · Heather · Bilberry · Symphyotrichum novi-belgii · Pedunculate Oak +5
Soft-rush Juncus effusus Heather Calluna vulgaris Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Symphyotrichum novi-belgii Symphyotrichum novi-belgii2025 Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Common Bent Agrostis capillaris Glittering Wood-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ichneumonini
Ichneumonini
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Hylocomium splendens2025
Hylocomium splendens2025
Cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea2025
Cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea2025
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2025
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2025
Eared Willow Salix aurita2025
Eared Willow Salix aurita2025 