🌞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
🌤️ 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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
7 activities
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
🦅
Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders
Free
🌿
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲
Forest walks
Good match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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5 signed routes nearby · 32 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
The Shartpublic footpath · 93 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 93 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
The Gutterpublic footpath · 53 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 53 mSurface asphaltPath type: path
🚴
Cycling
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15 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 route252 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 252 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route347 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 347 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
🚵
Mountain biking
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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
🐴
Horse riding
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12 public paths nearby
Public paths
Brough lanebyway open to all traffic · 88 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 88 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Brough lanebyway open to all traffic · 220 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 220 mSurface gravelPath type: track
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 · 207 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 207 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Brough lanebyway open to all traffic · 133 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 133 mSurface gravelPath type: track
