Broadleaved woodland near Combs
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.30956, -1.93863
Open directionsv
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
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ 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
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
- £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 km10 signed routes nearby · 23 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
Broken BanksWalking route▾
Goyt WayWalking route16 km▾
Named routeLength 16 kmLocal walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 20Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Buxton Ring of Trees WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 1Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
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
Photos
Buttercups beside Combs Reservoir
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Wildlife to spot
11,845 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,845 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · House Sparrow +25
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
🐝Insects8 species
winterspring
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Helina evecta · 10-spot Ladybird · Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens +3
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Helina evectaHelina evecta
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
- Small Black AntLasius niger
🌿Plants18 species
winterspring
2026▾
Daisy · Holly · Coltsfoot · Ivy · Common Nettle +13
- DaisyBellis perennis
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- IvyHedera helix
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- Shining Crane's-bill
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,845 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · House Sparrow +25
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- MagpiePica pica
- Great TitParus major
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
🐝Insects8 species
winterspring
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Helina evecta · 10-spot Ladybird · Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens +3
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Helina evectaHelina evecta
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
- Small Black AntLasius niger
🌿Plants18 species
winterspring
2026▾
Daisy · Holly · Coltsfoot · Ivy · Common Nettle +13
- DaisyBellis perennis
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- IvyHedera helix
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- Shining Crane's-bill
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Geranium lucidum
Geranium lucidum
Lesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumRound-leaved CrowfootRanunculus omiophyllusRound-leaved CrowfootRanunculus omiophyllusOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraEvents & activities nearby
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