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Ladycroft Wood - Broadleaved woodland

4 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.26096, -1.20022

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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
  • 🅿️Creswell Crags Visitor Centre 292m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· Paid

Best for

7 activities

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths

Free

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
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Archaeological Way (old route)Walking route
Named route
The Miners WayWalking route
Named route
Robin Hood WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Clowne Branch Line GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Frithwood Lanebridleway · 935 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 935 mSurface compactedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Church Hole, Creswell Crags

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Church Hole, Creswell Crags

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Palaeolithic and later prehistoric sites at Creswell Gorge, including Boat House Cave and Church Hole Cave See also DERBYSHIRE 275Historic site200 m→✦Palaeolithic and later prehistoric sites at Creswell Gorge including Pinhole Cave, Mother Grundy's Parlour and Robin Hood's Cave See also NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 183Historic site200 m→🌱Poulter Country ParkUrban park3.2 km→✦WELBECK ABBEYHistoric site3.5 km→✦Creswell CragsHistoric site100 m→🌱Community GardenUrban park4 km→

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