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Critchley Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland33 ha

📷 Graham Hogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeSeasonalInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome33 ha

Getting here

53.26707, -1.80008

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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
  • 🅿️Miller's Dale 89m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Mountain biking

Named MTB route nearby: Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 19 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
White Peak Loop - Link to Monsal TrailWalking route
Named route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 2Walking route15.6 km
Named routeLength 15.6 kmRegional walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 1Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Monk's Dalepublic footpath · 2.3 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 2.3 kmPath type: footway
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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
High Peak CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Monsal TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 680National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km
Named routeRef 680Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route34 m
Named routeRef 680Length 34 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route69 m
Named routeRef 680Length 69 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route709 m
Named routeRef 680Length 709 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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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
🐴

Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Monksdale Lanebridleway · 619 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 619 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Monksdale Lanebridleway · 1.3 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.3 kmSurface gravelPath type: track
Monksdale Lanebridleway · 1.1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.1 kmSurface unpavedPath type: track
Monksdale Lanebridleway · 93 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 93 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Monksdale Lanebridleway · 105 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 105 mSurface unpavedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path in Monk's Dale

📷 Graham Hogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path in Monk's Dale

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🌱Tideswell Dale Picnic AreaUrban park2 km→✦Lees and Dove Rakes, Booth Lee Pipes and Sterndale SoughHistoric site3 km→✦Maury Mine and SoughHistoric site2 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds2.3 km→✦Arbourseats Veins and Sough, Wardlow Sough, Nay Green Mine and Washing Floors, Hading Vein and Seedlow RakeHistoric site3.9 km→✦Lime KilnHistoric site1.4 km→

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