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Bingley Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland13 ha

📷 Andy Beecroft · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

53.06962, -1.82605

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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

9 activities

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

17 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Limestone WayWalking route74 km

Castleton to Rocester

Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Circular Park WalkWalking route1.6 km

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Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:40Round tripLocal 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
Walk from Dovedale to Milldale, DovedaleWalking route5 km
Named routeLength 5 kmDuration 03:00Point-to-pointLocal walking route
Manifold TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

26 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Route 550Cycling route
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
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 route29 m
Named routeRef 549Length 29 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
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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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Throwley Hall ruin

📷 Andy Beecroft · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Throwley Hall ruin

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️ILAM ESTATECountry park2.3 km→✦Ilam CrossHistoric site2.4 km→⛪St Margaret's ChurchReligious grounds3 km→✦Viator's Bridge See also STAFFORDSHIRE 1Historic site3.1 km→✦Viator's Bridge, Milldale See also DERBYSHIRE 45Historic site3.1 km→🐄Farm ShopVisitor farm3.4 km→

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