WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.23226, -1.34637
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Strong match
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
8 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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Walking
Chesterfield Round WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Cuckoo WayWalking route
Named route
The Miners WayWalking route
Named route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Staveley to Chesterfield spur)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Whittington and the HandleysWalking route
Named route
Longcourse Lanepublic footpath · 285 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 285 mPath type: service
Longcourse Lanepublic footpath · 137 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 137 mSurface gravelPath type: service
Longcourse Lanepublic footpath · 4 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 4 mPath type: service
🚴Cycling
78 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
🚴
Cycling
Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Stockley TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Doorstep RideCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Clowne Branch Line GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Wildlife to spot
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
🌱Poolsbrook Country ParkUrban park2.7 km→🏞️POOLSBROOKCountry park2.7 km→✦Bolsover CastleHistoric site3.2 km→🌱Poolsbrook Country ParkUrban park2.7 km→✦Bolsover Castle: eleventh century motte and bailey castle, twelfth century tower keep castle and seventeenth century country house.Historic site3.4 km→✦BOLSOVER CASTLEHistoric site3.4 km→
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