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Cambridge Wood

✦ Ancient woodland122 ha

📷 Stephen Henley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome122 ha

Getting here

53.15311, -1.61880

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 76m away — 10 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 76m away — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🌳Large woodland — room to roam

Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Sweet Chestnut, Wild Teasel +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Mystacides longicornis, Green Tiger Beetle, Green Shieldbug +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Mystacides longicornis, Green Tiger Beetle, Green Shieldbug +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 114 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route

Limestone WayWalking route74 km

Castleton to Rocester

Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

High Peak TrailWalking route27 km

Named routeLength 27 kmRegional walking route

Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km

Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route

Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 13Walking route16 km

Named routeLength 16 kmRegional walking route

Painters Waypublic footpath · 55 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 55 mSurface gravelPath type: service

Wetsough Lanepublic footpath · 552 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 552 mPath type: footway

Wetsough Lanepublic footpath · 1.2 km

Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.2 kmPath type: footway

🚴

Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 54Cycling route

Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network

White Peak LoopCycling route

Named routeRef 680National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route2.3 km

Named routeRef 680Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface flexsurface

Main RouteCycling route852 m

Named routeRef 680Length 852 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.8 km

Named routeRef 680Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface flexsurface

Main RouteCycling route336 m

Named routeRef 680Length 336 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

High Peak TrailMountain bike route27 km

Named routeRef High Peak TrailLength 27 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km

Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network

🐴

Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths

Clough Lanerestricted byway · 24 m

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 24 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Clough Lanerestricted byway · 281 m

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 281 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

45,606 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

45,606 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

autumnwinter

2025

Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Magpie · Robin +43

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RookCorvus frugilegus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
NuthatchSitta europaea
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SiskinSpinus spinus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Common GullLarus canus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RavenCorvus corax
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
TealAnas crecca
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
DipperCinclus cinclus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
FieldfareTurdus pilaris

🌿

Plants1 species

autumn

2025

Himalayan Balsam

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

45,606 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

autumnwinter

2025

Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Magpie · Robin +43

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
RookCorvus frugilegus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
DunnockPrunella modularis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
NuthatchSitta europaea
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SiskinSpinus spinus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
CootFulica atra
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Common GullLarus canus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RavenCorvus corax
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
TealAnas crecca
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
DipperCinclus cinclus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
FieldfareTurdus pilaris

🌿

Plants1 species

autumn

2025

Himalayan Balsam

Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Stephen Henley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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