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Fishpond Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland18 ha

📷 Neil Theasby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome18 ha

Getting here

53.10458, -1.78297

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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

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

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
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 25 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
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
Gipsy Bank Bridgepublic footpath · 16 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 16 mPath type: footway
Coldeaton Bridgepublic footpath · 8 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 8 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

59 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
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 549Cycling route
Named routeRef 549National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route312 m
Named routeRef 549Length 312 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

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

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
Tissington Trailbridleway · 16 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 16 mPath type: cycleway
Tissington Trailbridleway · 922 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 922 mSurface compactedPath type: cycleway
Tissington Trailbridleway · 773 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 773 mSurface compactedPath type: cycleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The River Dove north of Coldeaton Bridge

📷 Neil Theasby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The River Dove north of Coldeaton Bridge

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Nearby places

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🐄Farm ShopVisitor farm1.7 km→✦Viator's Bridge, Milldale See also DERBYSHIRE 45Historic site1.9 km→✦Viator's Bridge See also STAFFORDSHIRE 1Historic site1.9 km→⛪St Margaret's ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→⛪St Gile's ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→✦Nettly Knowe bowl barrowHistoric site700 m→

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