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Broadshaw Plantation

24 ha

📷 Neil Theasby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome24 ha

Getting here

53.36470, -1.62630

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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
  • 🌿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
Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wren, Mallard, Meadow Pipit +93 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Mallard, Meadow Pipit +93 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Foxglove, Soft-rush, Beech +34 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Foxglove, Soft-rush, Beech +34 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Ctenicera cuprea, Scathophaga stercoraria, Tipula melanoceros +25 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Ctenicera cuprea, Scathophaga stercoraria, Tipula melanoceros +25 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Beech, Spotted Dead-nettle, Bilberry +5 more foraging species

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Lost Lad and Back Tor (Ethels), High PeakWalking route12.1 km
Named routeLength 12.1 kmDuration 04:00Round tripLocal walking route
Pink Route (Padley Gorge and Burbage Brook Walk), Longshaw EstateWalking route2.7 km

Access statement: https://nt.global.ssl.fastly.net/binaries/content/assets/website/national/regions/peak-district-derbyshire/places/longshaw-burbage-and-the-eastern-moors/pdf/230208-longshaw-access-statement-feb-2024.pdf

Named routeLength 2.7 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Porter Brook TrailWalking route
Named routeRef PorterLocal cycle route
Sheffield Round WalkWalking route
Named routeRef SRW
🚴

Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Thornhill TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Sheffield Local Cycle NetworkCycling route

Sheffield Local Cycle Network

Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route100 m
Named routeRef 6Length 100 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface rocky
Main RouteCycling route473 m
Named routeRef 6Length 473 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route249 m
Named routeRef 6Length 249 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Long Causewaybyway open to all traffic · 288 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 288 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Long Causewaybyway open to all traffic · 139 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 139 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Long Causewaybyway open to all traffic · 737 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 737 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View to the moorland pool from Broadshaw plantation

📷 Neil Theasby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View to the moorland pool from Broadshaw plantation

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🌱Hathersage ParkUrban park4.3 km→✦Quarry Hill & Hill 60 WW1 training trenchesHistoric site600 m→✦Redmires First World War Training AreaHistoric site600 m→⛪Hathersage Methodist ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→💧Redmires Lower ReservoirReservoir1.7 km→💧Redmires Lower ReservoirReservoir1.7 km→

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