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Brockett Booth Plantation

11 ha

📷 Neil Theasby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

53.35978, -1.78066

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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
Walking trails

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Robin +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Robin +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Selatosomus aeneus, Green Tiger Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird +55 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Selatosomus aeneus, Green Tiger Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird +55 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Foxglove, Harebell, Crosswort +107 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Foxglove, Harebell, Crosswort +107 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Mouse-ear-hawkweed, Barren Strawberry, Bilberry +11 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Limestone WayWalking route74 km

Castleton to Rocester

Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Derwent Valley and Reservoir Walk,Walking route7.4 km

Ladybower Reservoir, farmland and wooded cloughs. Views of Derwent Valley and High Peak area. Rough walking through fields, woodland paths, roads and open moorland. Dogs must be on leads.

Named routeLength 7.4 kmDuration 02:30Round tripLocal 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
Crook Hill Circular (Ethel), High PeakWalking route11.5 km
Named routeLength 11.5 kmDuration 03:30Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Thornhill TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route454 m
Named routeRef 6Length 454 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route119 m
Named routeRef 6Length 119 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route969 m
Named routeRef 6Length 969 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 6Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View over Brockett Booth Plantation

📷 Neil Theasby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View over Brockett Booth Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪Bradwell Methodist ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→✦Peveril Castle eleventh to fourteenth century tower keep castleHistoric site2.2 km→✦Slight univallate hillfort and two bowl barrows on Mam TorHistoric site2.2 km→✦Mam Tor HillfortHistoric site2.2 km→✦Slitherstone and Linacre lead mines and a limekiln 725m south west of Rowter FarmHistoric site3.8 km→⛪St Barnabas's ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→

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