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Broadleaved woodland near Lower Elkstone

1 ha

📷 Peter Barr · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.11190, -1.91518

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Insect spotting

Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates

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

7 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Young Woodland LoopWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Valley Woodland TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 16Walking route18.1 km
Named routeLength 18.1 kmRegional walking route
Ilam Park to Wetton Circular Walk, Ilam ParkWalking route16 km

Farmland route with stiles hills and uneven ground https://nt.global.ssl.fastly.net/binaries/content/assets/website/national/regions/peak-district-derbyshire/places/ilam-park-dovedale-and-the-white-peak/pdf/230525-property-access-statement---ilam-park.pdf

Named routeLength 16 kmDuration 04:30Round tripLocal walking route
Manifold TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 549Cycling route
Named routeRef 549National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route26 m
Named routeRef 549Length 26 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
Main RouteCycling route218 m
Named routeRef 549Length 218 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route19 m
Named routeRef 549Length 19 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route559 m
Named routeRef 549Length 559 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route351 m
Named routeRef 549Length 351 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

In Staffordshire Moorlands

📷 Peter Barr · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

In Staffordshire Moorlands

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Copper mines on Ecton HillHistoric site4.2 km→✦Blake Low bowl barrowHistoric site3.4 km→✦Two bowl barrows 365m south of HillsideHistoric site1.5 km→⛪St Lawrence's ChurchReligious grounds3.2 km→⛪All Saint's ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds1.8 km→

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