Broadleaved woodland near Castleton
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.34079, -1.77575
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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
- ☕Dollys Tearooms — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ 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
- ☕Dollys Tearooms — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 6
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby · 21 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
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 2Walking route15.6 km▾
Named routeLength 15.6 kmRegional walking route
Dirty Lanepublic footpath · 44 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 44 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Dirty Lanepublic footpath · 7 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 7 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Mill Lanepublic footpath · 110 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 110 mSurface fine_gravelPath type: track
13 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
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
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Cave Dalebridleway · 49 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 49 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway
Cave Dalebridleway · 579 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 579 mSurface rockIncline steepPath type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
11,849 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,849 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Wren · Chaffinch · Rook +36
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Hairy Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Herina nigrina · Mecinus pyraster · Back-Swimmer +17
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Herina nigrinaHerina nigrina2025
- Mecinus pyrasterMecinus pyraster
- Back-SwimmerNotonecta
- Elaphrus cupreusElaphrus cupreus
Meadow Vetchling · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Lesser Celandine · Harebell · Tufted Vetch +38
- Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,849 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Wren · Chaffinch · Rook +36
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
Hairy Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Herina nigrina · Mecinus pyraster · Back-Swimmer +17
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Herina nigrinaHerina nigrina2025
- Mecinus pyrasterMecinus pyraster
- Back-SwimmerNotonecta
- Elaphrus cupreusElaphrus cupreus
Meadow Vetchling · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Lesser Celandine · Harebell · Tufted Vetch +38
- Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025
- Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dull Four-spined Legionnaire
Dull Four-spined Legionnaire
Chorisops tibialis2025
Chorisops tibialis2025
Herina lugubrisHerina lugubris2025Herina lugubrisHerina lugubris2025Sciara hemerobioidesSciara hemerobioides2025Sciara hemerobioidesSciara hemerobioides2025Tipula fulvipennisTipula fulvipennis2025Tipula fulvipennisTipula fulvipennis2025Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2025Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2025Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa2025Limonia nubeculosaLimonia nubeculosa2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2025Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2025Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025Eriozona syrphoidesEriozona syrphoides2025Eriozona syrphoidesEriozona syrphoides2025Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2025Yellow Meadow AntLasius flavus2025Tree HopperCentrotus cornutus2025Tree HopperCentrotus cornutus2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria20252025
2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2025Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2025EyebrightEuphrasia2025EyebrightEuphrasia2025Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2025Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2025Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025Green SpleenwortAsplenium viride2025Green SpleenwortAsplenium viride2025Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025CrosswortCruciata laevipes2025CrosswortCruciata laevipes2025Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis2025Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis2025Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2025Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2025Spring SandwortSabulina verna2025Spring SandwortSabulina verna2025Western GorseUlex gallii2025Western GorseUlex gallii2025Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum2025Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2025Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2025Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2025Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2025Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025Common Fragrant-orchidGymnadenia conopsea2025Common Fragrant-orchidGymnadenia conopsea2025Quaking-grassBriza media2025Quaking-grassBriza media2025Small ScabiousScabiosa columbaria2025Small ScabiousScabiosa columbaria2025IvyHedera helix2025IvyHedera helix2025Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2025Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025BulrushTypha latifolia2025BulrushTypha latifolia2025Grey AlderAlnus incana2025Grey AlderAlnus incana2025St. John's-WortHypericum2025St. John's-WortHypericum2025CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2025Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2025Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2025Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2025Events & activities nearby
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