High Wood - Broadleaved woodland
4 ha
🎠Play🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
53.01873, -1.46382
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
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 279m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 279m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km16 signed routes nearby · 19 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 Routeways Walk 11Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Pinchom's Hill Roadpublic footpath · 137 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 137 mPath type: footway
Highwood Footpathpublic footpath · 536 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 536 mSurface fine_gravelPath type: footway
Highwood Footpathpublic footpath · 232 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 232 mSurface gravelPath type: track
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Ripley GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef Ripley GreenwayLocal cycle route
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Kirk's Lanebridleway · 91 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 91 mPath type: service
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Wildlife to spot
23,190 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
23,190 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Wren · Blackbird +43
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RavenCorvus corax
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Shrew · Badger · Grey Squirrel
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects5 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Juniper Shieldbug · Curculio venosus · Metopeurum fuscoviride · Red-legged Shieldbug · Eristalis tenax
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
- Curculio venosusCurculio venosus
- Metopeurum fuscovirideMetopeurum fuscoviride
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
🌿Plants63 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Daisy · Common Chickweed · Red Dead-nettle · Common Field-speedwell · Harebell +58
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
23,190 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Wren · Blackbird +43
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RavenCorvus corax
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
🦌Mammals3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Shrew · Badger · Grey Squirrel
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects5 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Juniper Shieldbug · Curculio venosus · Metopeurum fuscoviride · Red-legged Shieldbug · Eristalis tenax
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
- Curculio venosusCurculio venosus
- Metopeurum fuscovirideMetopeurum fuscoviride
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
🌿Plants63 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Daisy · Common Chickweed · Red Dead-nettle · Common Field-speedwell · Harebell +58
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025
- Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025BetonyBetonica officinalis2025BetonyBetonica officinalis2025Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025Thale CressArabidopsis thalianaThale CressArabidopsis thalianaSweet VioletViola odorataSweet VioletViola odorataAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaColtsfootTussilago farfaraColtsfootTussilago farfaraHazelCorylusHazelCorylusGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisWall BarleyHordeum murinumWall BarleyHordeum murinumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumField PansyViola arvensisField PansyViola arvensisAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisNipplewortLapsana communis2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris2025Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris2025Hare's-tailLagurus ovatus2025Hare's-tailLagurus ovatus2025Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025Royal FernOsmunda regalis2025Royal FernOsmunda regalis2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025White StonecropSedum album2025White StonecropSedum album2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025Parsley-leaved BrambleRubus laciniatus2025Parsley-leaved BrambleRubus laciniatus2025Field MapleAcer campestre2025Field MapleAcer campestre2025TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2025Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025BurdockArctium2025BurdockArctium2025Green HelleboreHelleborus viridis2025Green HelleboreHelleborus viridis2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2025Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2025Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025PrimrosePrimula2025PrimrosePrimula2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025IvyHedera helix2025IvyHedera helix2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025BrambleRubus2025BrambleRubus2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2025Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2025SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2025Lady's-mantleAlchemilla vulgaris2025Lady's-mantleAlchemilla vulgaris2025Dog-roseRosa canina2025Dog-roseRosa canina2025Events & activities nearby
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