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The Car - Broadleaved woodland

9 ha

📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

53.31745, -1.73205

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies

Free

Wildlife

Lowland heathland 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

5 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Limestone WayWalking route74 km

Castleton to Rocester

Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Mam Tor Cavedale Loop, High PeakWalking route9.5 km
Named routeLength 9.5 kmDuration 03:30Round tripLocal walking route
Sheffield Country WalkWalking route85 km
Named routeLength 85 kmRegional walking route
Mam Tor Circular Walk, High PeakWalking route4.8 km

Views of the Peak District. Plan ahead, can get extremely busy on weekends. Moderate walking on good paths, some steps and steep climbs. Several gates and stiles. Steep paths may be slippery when wet.

Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
The Greenpublic footpath · 106 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 106 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Thornhill TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route454 m
Named routeRef 6Length 454 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route119 m
Named routeRef 6Length 119 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route347 m
Named routeRef 6Length 347 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route11 km
Named routeRef 6Length 11 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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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
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Brough lanebyway open to all traffic · 103 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 103 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Brough lanebyway open to all traffic · 570 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 570 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Brough lanebyway open to all traffic · 13 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 13 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Brough lanebyway open to all traffic · 711 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 711 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bleak Knoll

📷 Mick Garratt · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bleak Knoll

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Nearby places

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⛪Bradwell Methodist ChurchReligious grounds1.2 km→⛪St Barnabas's ChurchReligious grounds1.1 km→⚽Bamford and Thornhill Recreation GroundPlaying field3.7 km→✦Peveril Castle eleventh to fourteenth century tower keep castleHistoric site4 km→✦Navio Roman fort and vicusHistoric site2.6 km→✦Navio Roman FortHistoric site2.6 km→

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