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Great Farley's Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 Jay Pea · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeDogsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.99312, -1.45961

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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 on site — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

18 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
Named route
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 17Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
🚴

Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
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
N/ACycling route73 m
Named routeLength 73 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Nether Lanerestricted byway · 122 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 122 mSurface concretePath type: track
Nether Lanerestricted byway · 413 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 413 mSurface gravelPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fallen tree trunk

📷 Jay Pea · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fallen tree trunk

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Allestree ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Belper ParksUrban park3.2 km→🦉ALLESTREE PARKNature reserve3.9 km→🌱Belper River GardensUrban park4.4 km→🌱River GardensUrban park4.4 km→🌱Beaurepaire GardenUrban park4.5 km→

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