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Wakebridge Wood - Broadleaved woodland

12 ha

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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PicnicDogsWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

53.09472, -1.49092

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Picnic day out

picnic area, toilets, car park

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Family friendly

toilets, picnic area

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 59 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
Amber Valley Routeways Walk 12Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Folds Yardpublic footpath · 44 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 44 mPath type: residential
🚴

Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
White Peak LoopCycling route
Named routeRef 680National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route852 m
Named routeRef 680Length 852 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km
Named routeRef 54Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
High Peak TrailMountain bike route27 km
Named routeRef High Peak TrailLength 27 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Coasthillbridleway · 97 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 97 mSurface gravelPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Quarry at Wakebridge

📷 David Dixon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Quarry at Wakebridge

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Crich StandHistoric site200 m→✦Mercian Regiment War MemorialHistoric site200 m→🌱Lea GardensUrban park2.4 km→✦Workshops, offices and terminus (Cromford and High Peak Railway)Historic site2.8 km→✦WILLERSLEY CASTLEHistoric site4.9 km→🌱Lea GardensUrban park2.6 km→

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