🌞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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞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
Best for
6 activities
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅
Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🌿
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲
Forest walks
Good match
Public woodland
Free
🍂
Seasonal nature
Good match
Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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3 signed routes nearby · 24 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
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Named routeLength 16 kmDuration 04:30Round tripLocal walking route
Manifold TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Church Lanepublic footpath · 76 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 76 mSurface unpavedPath type: service
🚴
Cycling
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16 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
