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Pond Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

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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

5 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chesterfield Round WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Cuckoo WayWalking route
Named route
Barlborough Heritage TrailWalking route
Named route
The Miners WayWalking route
Named route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Staveley to Chesterfield spur)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Longcourse Lanepublic footpath · 285 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 285 mPath type: service
Longcourse Lanepublic footpath · 4 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 4 mPath type: service
Longcourse Lanepublic footpath · 498 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 498 mPath type: service
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Cycling

83 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Stockley TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Rother Valley WashlandsCycling 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Staveley Road Junction with Chesterfield Road (A632)

Staveley Road Junction with Chesterfield Road (A632)

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