Marepiece Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.37858, -1.91885
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🚵Mountain biking
Good match
Named MTB route nearby: Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km16 signed routes nearby · 28 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
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
Lantern Pike Circular (Ethel), High PeakWalking route7.4 km▾
Named routeLength 7.4 kmDuration 02:30Round tripLocal 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
Broken BanksWalking route▾
Roman Bridgepublic footpath · 6 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 6 mSurface unhewn_cobblestonePath type: footway
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Peak Forest Tramway TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Sett Valley TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Peak Forest CanalCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
High Peak CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
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
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Wildlife to spot
14,575 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
14,575 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Wren · Woodpigeon · Magpie +43
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
Bibio pomonae · Harlequin Ladybird · Green Tiger Beetle
- Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
Heather · Rhododendron · Welsh Poppy · Hazel · Marsh Woundwort +18
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
- Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,575 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Wren · Woodpigeon · Magpie +43
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
Bibio pomonae · Harlequin Ladybird · Green Tiger Beetle
- Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
Heather · Rhododendron · Welsh Poppy · Hazel · Marsh Woundwort +18
- HeatherCalluna vulgaris
- RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
- Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
NipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisThale CressArabidopsis thalianaThale CressArabidopsis thalianaFrench Crane's-billGeranium endressiiFrench Crane's-billGeranium endressiiPurple Crane's-billGeranium ibericum x platypetalum = G. x magnificumPurple Crane's-billGeranium ibericum x platypetalum = G. x magnificumAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumPink PurslaneClaytonia sibiricaPink PurslaneClaytonia sibiricaJapanese RoseRosa rugosaJapanese RoseRosa rugosaBilberryVaccinium myrtillusBilberryVaccinium myrtillusEvents & activities nearby
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