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Troughbrook Wood - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Ben Brooksbank · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.26909, -1.37268

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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
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🐕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
Parking· Free

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

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

13 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chesterfield Round WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Cuckoo WayWalking route
Named route
Barlborough Heritage TrailWalking route
Named route
The Chaffinch TrailWalking route
Named route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Staveley to Chesterfield spur)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Cavendish Placepublic footpath · 91 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 91 mPath type: service
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Cycling

77 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Stockley TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Rother Valley WashlandsCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Doorstep RideCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

In Staveley Works, Devonshire site: an ex-Midland 0-6-0T - and a little boy

📷 Ben Brooksbank · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

In Staveley Works, Devonshire site: an ex-Midland 0-6-0T - and a little boy

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Poolsbrook Country ParkUrban park2.1 km→🏞️POOLSBROOKCountry park2.1 km→🌱Renishaw ParkUrban park3.9 km→✦RENISHAW HALLHistoric site3.9 km→🌱Poolsbrook Country ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Tapton ParkUrban park3.7 km→

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