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Long Edge Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 Dr Duncan Pepper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.31574, -1.95136

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🐕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· FreePicnic spot

Best for

7 activities

Picnic day out

picnic area, car park

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Family friendly

picnic area

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 31 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
Mount Famine, South Head and Brown Knoll (Ethels), High PeakWalking route10.9 km
Named routeLength 10.9 kmDuration 03:00Round tripLocal 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 20Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Woodside Farm Lanepublic footpath · 284 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 284 mPath type: service
Woodside Farm Lanepublic footpath · 104 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 104 mPath type: service
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Buxton Cycle Route 1Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
High Peak CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Peak Forest Tramway TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Peak Forest CanalCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
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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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Two spillways join below Combs Reservoir

📷 Dr Duncan Pepper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Two spillways join below Combs Reservoir

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Nearby places

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🌱Memorial ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱War Memorial ParkUrban park2.4 km→✦Bugsworth canal basin, tramway, quarry and limekilnsHistoric site2.5 km→🌱Memorial ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Memorial ParkUrban park2.6 km→✦Standing cross in the churchyard of St Thomas Becket ChurchHistoric site2.6 km→

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