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Hall Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland14 ha

📷 Peter Skynner · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeDogsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

53.05142, -2.06493

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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

7 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

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Habitat Walk Ladderedge Country Park (Green Arrows)Walking route

Includes some hills

Named routeDuration 45min
Young Woodland LoopWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Valley Woodland TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Booth's Wood LoopWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Churnet WayWalking route
Named route
Brookhouse Lanepublic footpath · 194 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 194 mPath type: unclassified
Cheddleton 17public footpath · 1.4 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.4 kmSurface groundPath type: path
Cheddleton 42public footpath · 617 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 617 mSurface groundPath type: path
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 559Cycling route
Named routeRef 559National Cycle Network
National Route 550Cycling route
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route13.8 km
Named routeRef 550Length 13.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route170 m
Named routeRef 559Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 550Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 559Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking over Brook House Farm from Toad Hall over Little Wood Cottages towards Leek and the Roaches in the far distance

📷 Peter Skynner · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking over Brook House Farm from Toad Hall over Little Wood Cottages towards Leek and the Roaches in the far distance

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️CONSALL NATURE PARKCountry park4.5 km→🌱Deep Hayes Country ParkUrban park2.4 km→🦉CONSALLNature reserve4.5 km→🌱Ladderedge Country ParkUrban park4.7 km→🏞️LADDEREDGECountry park4.7 km→🏞️DEEP HAYESCountry park2.4 km→

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