Hazelhurst Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.30239, -1.93692
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
- 🅿️Parking 136m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ 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
- 🅿️Parking 136m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km12 signed routes nearby · 16 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
Dane Valley WayWalking route66 km▾
Buxton to Northwich
Named routeLength 66 kmRegional walking route
Buxton Heritage TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Broken BanksWalking route▾
Goyt WayWalking route16 km▾
Named routeLength 16 kmLocal walking route
9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Buxton Cycle Route 2Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Peak Forest Tramway TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Peak Forest CanalCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
High Peak CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Buxton Cycle Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Buxton Cycle Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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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Wildlife to spot
6,278 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
6,278 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds26 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Robin · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Kestrel · Jackdaw +21
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Great TitParus major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus · Orange Ladybird · Helina evecta +4
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Helina evectaHelina evecta
- Small Black AntLasius niger
🌿Plants24 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Holly · Coltsfoot · Ivy · Gorse · Daisy +19
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- IvyHedera helix
- GorseUlex europaeus
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,278 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds26 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Robin · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Kestrel · Jackdaw +21
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Great TitParus major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus · Orange Ladybird · Helina evecta +4
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Helina evectaHelina evecta
- Small Black AntLasius niger
🌿Plants24 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Holly · Coltsfoot · Ivy · Gorse · Daisy +19
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- IvyHedera helix
- GorseUlex europaeus
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Nimbus obliteratusNimbus obliteratus2025Nimbus obliteratusNimbus obliteratus2025DasysyrphusDasysyrphus2025DasysyrphusDasysyrphus2025Yew
Yew
Taxus baccata2025
Taxus baccata2025
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumRound-leaved CrowfootRanunculus omiophyllusRound-leaved CrowfootRanunculus omiophyllusRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraAshFraxinus excelsior2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2025Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2025Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2025Events & activities nearby
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