Great Farley's Wood - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland5 ha
🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
52.99008, -1.46542
Open directionsv
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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km19 signed routes nearby · 16 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▾
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 17Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
18 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
Ripley GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef Ripley GreenwayLocal cycle route
Great Northern GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef Great Northern GreenwayLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route945 m▾
Named routeRef 54Length 945 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
16,023 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,023 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds4 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Peregrine · Great Tit · Hobby · Kingfisher
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Great TitParus major
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Badger · Rabbit
- BadgerMeles meles
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐝Insects2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Lesser Stag Beetle · Volucella inanis
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Cleavers · Wall Cotoneaster · Annual Meadow-grass · Rosa canina · Common Ragwort +115
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
- Rosa caninaRosa canina
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- HazelCorylus avellana
- NipplewortLapsana communis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,023 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds4 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Peregrine · Great Tit · Hobby · Kingfisher
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Great TitParus major
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Badger · Rabbit
- BadgerMeles meles
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐝Insects2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Lesser Stag Beetle · Volucella inanis
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Cleavers · Wall Cotoneaster · Annual Meadow-grass · Rosa canina · Common Ragwort +115
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis
- Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
- Rosa caninaRosa canina
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- HazelCorylus avellana
- NipplewortLapsana communis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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