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Cottage Wood - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 TCExplorer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

DogsWildlifeBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.02257, -1.74102

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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
  • ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCampsiteParking

Best for

7 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Pennine Cycleway

Varies

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

18 signed routes nearby · 21 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
Circular Park WalkWalking route1.6 km

https://nt.global.ssl.fastly.net/binaries/content/assets/website/national/regions/peak-district-derbyshire/places/ilam-park-dovedale-and-the-white-peak/pdf/230525-property-access-statement---ilam-park.pdf

Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:40Round tripLocal walking route
Hinkley Wood Route, Ilam ParkWalking route1.2 km

https://nt.global.ssl.fastly.net/binaries/content/assets/website/national/regions/peak-district-derbyshire/places/ilam-park-dovedale-and-the-white-peak/pdf/230525-property-access-statement---ilam-park.pdf

Named routeLength 1.2 kmDuration 00:20Point-to-pointLocal walking route
Walk from Dovedale to Milldale, DovedaleWalking route5 km
Named routeLength 5 kmDuration 03:00Point-to-pointLocal walking route
Smith's Yardpublic footpath · 71 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 71 mSurface cobblestonePath type: footway
Frith's Yardpublic footpath · 63 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 63 mSurface cobblestonePath type: footway
Shakespeares Yardpublic footpath · 47 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 47 mSurface cobblestonePath type: footway
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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 547Cycling route
Named routeRef 547National Cycle Network
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Alternative RouteCycling route3.3 km
Named routeRef 547Length 3.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route809 m
Named routeRef 547Length 809 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Alternative RouteCycling route2.3 km
Named routeRef 547Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route450 m
Named routeRef 68Length 450 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface 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
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Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths
Tissington Trailbridleway · 818 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 818 mSurface gravelPath type: cycleway
Tissington Trailbridleway · 10 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 10 mSurface gravelPath type: cycleway
Tissington Trailbridleway · 305 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 305 mSurface gravelPath type: cycleway
Tissington Trailbridleway · 306 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 306 mSurface gravelPath type: cycleway
Tissington Trailbridleway · 44 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 44 mSurface gravelPath type: cycleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footbridge over Bentley Brook

📷 TCExplorer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footbridge over Bentley Brook

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Medieval settlement including part of open field system, 200m south of Bank FarmHistoric site1 km→⛪St Oswald's ChurchReligious grounds900 m→🌱Brickyard ParkUrban park1.9 km→✦Ashbourne Royal Shrovetide Football GoalHistoric site2.6 km→✦Old Clifton MillHistoric site2.6 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds5 km→

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