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Carsington Wood - Broadleaved woodland

6 ha

📷 Eirian Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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DogsInsectsWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

53.07381, -1.62246

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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
  • 🅿️Sheepwash Car Park 11m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Paid

Best for

9 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 547

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 12 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
Limestone WayWalking route74 km

Castleton to Rocester

Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
High Peak TrailWalking route27 km
Named routeLength 27 kmRegional walking route
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Eadric's Way (blue)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Mining Lanepublic footpath · 60 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 60 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
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Cycling

29 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Route 547Cycling route
Named routeRef 547National Cycle Network
Route 548Cycling route
Named routeRef 548National Cycle Network
Alternative RouteCycling route286 m
Named routeRef 547Length 286 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route3.3 km
Named routeRef 547Length 3.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route547 m
Named routeRef 548Length 547 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
High Peak TrailMountain bike route27 km
Named routeRef High Peak TrailLength 27 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Carsington Water Cycle RouteMountain bike route
Named route
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Carsington Water path

📷 Eirian Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Carsington Water path

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Useful places within 5 km

✦Middleton Top winding engine house, wheels and wheel-pitHistoric site3.1 km→🌱Stoney WoodUrban park3.4 km→✦Railway embankment N of WirksworthHistoric site4.4 km→✦Black Rakes, Welshmans Venture and Bondog Hole Mines, and Merry Tom and Thumper Sitch LevelsHistoric site3.4 km→🌱Fanny Shaw's ParkUrban park3.7 km→✦Carsington Pasture, Nickalum, Perserverance, West Head, Break Hollow and other small mines and medieval field boundariesHistoric site1.3 km→

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