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Highcliff Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland12 ha

📷 Gareth James · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

53.24995, -1.88484

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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
  • 🅿️NoteMachine 1m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Free

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

10 signed routes nearby · 22 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
Manifold TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Dane Valley WayWalking route66 km

Buxton to Northwich

Named routeLength 66 kmRegional walking route
Buxton Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
High Peak CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Buxton Cycle Route 2Cycling route
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Buxton Cycle Route 4Cycling route
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Buxton Cycle Route 1Cycling route
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Buxton Cycle Route 3Cycling route
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Buxton Cycle Route 5Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
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

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track and building remains at Cowdale Quarry

📷 Gareth James · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track and building remains at Cowdale Quarry

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🌱Pavilion GardensUrban park2.4 km→🌱Grin Low and Buxton Country ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Pavilion GardensUrban park2.4 km→✦PAVILION GARDENS, BUXTONHistoric site2.5 km→🏞️BUXTON AND POOLE'S CAVERNCountry park2.8 km→🌱Ashwood ParkUrban park1.5 km→

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