Big Wood - Broadleaved woodland
4 ha
🐶Dogs🦅Birds🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
53.15641, -1.96404
Open directionsv
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
🌤️ 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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Manifold TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 17Walking route16.2 km▾
Named routeLength 16.2 kmRegional walking route
Fosters TrailWalking route▾
Crabapple TrailWalking route▾
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 16Walking route18.1 km▾
Named routeLength 18.1 kmRegional walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 559Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 559National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route5.5 km▾
Named routeRef 559Length 5.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
3,062 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,062 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds23 species
springsummer
2025▾
Red Grouse (scotica) · Curlew · Kestrel · Stonechat · Willow Warbler +18
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
🦌Mammals9 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Mole · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Red Deer · Pine Marten +4
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
- Red DeerCervus elaphus2023
- Pine MartenMartes martes
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐝Insects5 species
springsummer
2025▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Green Tiger Beetle · Small Bloody-nosed Beetle · Lasius · Sermylassa halensis
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
- Small Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha goettingensis
- LasiusLasius
- Sermylassa halensisSermylassa halensis2023
Hare's-tail Cottongrass · Gorse · Bilberry · Foxglove · Sweet Vernal-grass +114
- Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
- GorseUlex europaeus2025
- BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,062 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds23 species
springsummer
2025▾
Red Grouse (scotica) · Curlew · Kestrel · Stonechat · Willow Warbler +18
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
🦌Mammals9 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Mole · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Red Deer · Pine Marten +4
- MoleTalpa europaea2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
- Red DeerCervus elaphus2023
- Pine MartenMartes martes
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐝Insects5 species
springsummer
2025▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Green Tiger Beetle · Small Bloody-nosed Beetle · Lasius · Sermylassa halensis
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
- Small Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha goettingensis
- LasiusLasius
- Sermylassa halensisSermylassa halensis2023
Hare's-tail Cottongrass · Gorse · Bilberry · Foxglove · Sweet Vernal-grass +114
- Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum
- GorseUlex europaeus2025
- BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
