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Gas Yard Wood - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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DogsWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.95300, -1.42307

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 351m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 672

Varies

Farm visits

Farm attraction nearby

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

25 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Derby Nomad WayWalking route79 km
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Centenary Way (Derbyshire)Walking route
Named route
Amber Valley Routeways Walk 20Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Great Northern Greenwaypublic footpath · 326 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 326 mSurface fine_gravelPath type: cycleway
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Cycling

60 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Derby Orbital Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66Regional cycle route
Route 672Cycling route
Named routeRef 672National Cycle Network
Great Northern GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef Great Northern GreenwayLocal cycle route
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lime Lane Wood in Chaddesden

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lime Lane Wood in Chaddesden

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Chaddesden ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Parker's PieceUrban park4.3 km→🌱Allestree ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Riverside GardensUrban park4.7 km→🌱Riverside GardensUrban park4.7 km→🌱Sir Peter Hilton Memorial GardensUrban park4.8 km→

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