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Cloughhead Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

📷 Graham Hogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.03704, -1.95687

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

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

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Weaver WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Young Woodland LoopWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Churnet WayWalking route
Named route
Valley Woodland TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Booth's Wood LoopWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Ipstones 120public footpath · 49 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 49 mPath type: path
Ipstones 1R/2320public footpath · 2 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 2 mPath type: path
Ipstones 42public footpath · 280 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 280 mPath type: path
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Churnet Valley CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Route 550Cycling route
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route8.8 km
Named routeRef 550Length 8.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route13.8 km
Named routeRef 550Length 13.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Shay Lanebyway open to all traffic · 340 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 340 mPath type: service
Shay Lanebyway open to all traffic · 698 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 698 mPath type: service
Ipstones 54byway open to all traffic · 156 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 156 mPath type: track
Shay Lanebyway open to all traffic · 213 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 213 mPath type: track
Shay Lanebyway open to all traffic · 86 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 86 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Oak tree near Cloughhead

📷 Graham Hogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Oak tree near Cloughhead

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️CONSALL NATURE PARKCountry park3.5 km→🦉CONSALLNature reserve3.5 km→🐄Peak Wildlife ParkVisitor farm3.5 km→🌱Consall Nature ParkUrban park3.5 km→🐄Valais Blacknose SheepVisitor farm3.4 km→🐄OtterVisitor farm3.5 km→

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