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Err Wood - Broadleaved woodland

5 ha

📷 Graham Horn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

53.27516, -1.99740

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

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

12 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 20Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Buxton Ring of Trees WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 19Walking route15.3 km
Named routeLength 15.3 kmRegional walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 18Walking route13.7 km
Named routeLength 13.7 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Buxton Cycle Route 4Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Buxton Cycle Route 3Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Grit and Gears IIMountain bike route
Named route
Forest BridlewayMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path below Foxlow Edge

📷 Graham Horn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path below Foxlow Edge

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Part of Goyt's Moss colliery, centered 220m south west of Derbyshire BridgeHistoric site3.8 km→💧Errwood ReservoirReservoir1.2 km→💧Errwood ReservoirReservoir1.2 km→💧Errwood ReservoirReservoir1.2 km→💧Lamaload ReservoirReservoir3 km→💧Lamaload ReservoirReservoir3 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Goyt Fire Pond

Not High (England Use Only)2.1 km→

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