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Block Wood - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Sheet Hedges Wood · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.00593, -1.87910

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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
Parking

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Limestone WayWalking route74 km

Castleton to Rocester

Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Hinkley Wood Route, Ilam ParkWalking route1.2 km

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Named routeLength 1.2 kmDuration 00:20Point-to-pointLocal walking route
Weaver WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Hamps WayWalking route23 km
Named routeLength 23 kmLocal walking route
Manifold Valley Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Farley 44public footpath · 963 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 963 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Route 550Cycling route
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Churnet Valley CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 549Cycling route
Named routeRef 549National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route13.8 km
Named routeRef 550Length 13.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route140 m
Named routeRef 549Length 140 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route321 m
Named routeRef 549Length 321 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Green Lanebridleway · 475 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 475 mSurface unpavedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sheet Hedges Wood

📷 Wikipedia · Sheet Hedges Wood · CC BY-SA 3.0

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✦ALTON TOWERSHistoric site2.4 km→🌱The LawnsUrban park2.1 km→🌱The GardensUrban park2.3 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→🐄Denstone Hall Farm ShopVisitor farm4.9 km→🌱Her Ladyship's GardensUrban park2.4 km→

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