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Holly Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

SeasonalWildlifeBirds
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.99079, -1.73856

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕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

5 activities

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Ancient woodland

Free

Bird watching

Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Limestone WayWalking route74 km

Castleton to Rocester

Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Centenary Way (Derbyshire)Walking route
Named route
Weaver WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Royal Shrovetide Challenge Walk (up'ards)Walking route
Named route
Royal Shrovetide Challenge Walk (down'ards)Walking route
Named route
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route450 m
Named routeRef 68Length 450 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route225 m
Named routeRef 68Length 225 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route11.5 km
Named routeRef 68Length 11.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.4 km
Named routeRef 68Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route582 m
Named routeRef 68Length 582 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Tissington TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRef Tissington TrailPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Small wood along the A515 Clifton Road

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Small wood along the A515 Clifton Road

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Medieval settlement including part of open field system, 200m south of Bank FarmHistoric site4.3 km→✦Old Clifton MillHistoric site1.6 km→✦Ashbourne Royal Shrovetide Football GoalHistoric site1.6 km→🌱Brickyard ParkUrban park2.1 km→⛪St Oswald's ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→✦Tinker's Inn bowl barrow, southHistoric site700 m→

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