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The Car - Broadleaved woodland

16 ha

📷 Steve Fareham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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DogsForagingWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

53.33564, -1.74820

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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

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 16 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
Edale Circular Walk, High PeakWalking route5.4 km

Low level circular walk which includes part of the Pennine Way, following streams and stone-flagged paths. Dogs must be kept on leads.

Named routeLength 5.4 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Crook Hill Circular (Ethel), High PeakWalking route11.5 km
Named routeLength 11.5 kmDuration 03:30Round tripLocal walking route
Mam Tor Cavedale Loop, High PeakWalking route9.5 km
Named routeLength 9.5 kmDuration 03:30Round tripLocal walking route
Kiln Lanepublic footpath · 71 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 71 mPath type: service
Kiln Lanepublic footpath · 141 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 141 mPath type: track
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Cycling

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
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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

9 public paths nearby

Public paths
Michlow Lanebridleway · 84 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 84 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
Michlow Lanebridleway · 367 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 367 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Michlow Lanebridleway · 47 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 47 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway
Pindale Roadbyway open to all traffic · 561 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 561 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hope cement works

📷 Steve Fareham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hope cement works

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪Bradwell Methodist ChurchReligious grounds1.1 km→⛪St Barnabas's ChurchReligious grounds1.2 km→✦Peveril Castle eleventh to fourteenth century tower keep castleHistoric site2 km→⚽Bamford and Thornhill Recreation GroundPlaying field3.7 km→✦Slitherstone and Linacre lead mines and a limekiln 725m south west of Rowter FarmHistoric site4.2 km→✦Slight univallate hillfort and two bowl barrows on Mam TorHistoric site4.4 km→

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