Cliffe Park ✦ Ancient woodland 21 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 21 ha
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53.13265, -2.08662
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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 ☕ Mini Beans Coffee — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 ☕ Mini Beans Coffee — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Blue Tit, Great Crested Grebe +87 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Blue Tit, Great Crested Grebe +87 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Garlic Mustard, Wood Avens, Sycamore +39 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Garlic Mustard, Sweet Chestnut, Hawthorn +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +8 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +8 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Habitat Walk Ladderedge Country Park (Green Arrows) Walking route ▾
Includes some hills
Named route Duration 45min
Show on map Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 17 Walking route 16.2 km ▾
Named route Length 16.2 km Regional walking route
Show on map Trent Valley Way Walking route 304 km ▾
Named route Length 304 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Churnet Way Walking route ▾
Gritstone Trail (Rushton Spencer - Kidsgrove) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Lake Road public footpath · 389 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 389 m Path type: track
Show on map Lake Road public footpath · 707 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 707 m Path type: footway
Show on map Lake Road public footpath · 151 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 151 m Path type: track
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 559 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 559 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 559 Length 3.7 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 559 Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 302 m ▾
Named route Ref 559 Length 302 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 559 Length 5.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 643 m ▾
Named route Ref 559 Length 643 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Autumn colours at Cliffe Park Lodge, Rudyard Reservoir
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Wildlife to spot
16,604 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,604 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 59 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Great Crested Grebe · Black-headed Gull · Teal · Lesser Black-backed Gull +54
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Common Gull Larus canus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dipper Cinclus cinclus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 🌿 Plants 19 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Lesser Celandine · Garlic Mustard · Wood Avens · Raspberry +14
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Wood Avens Geum urbanum Raspberry Rubus idaeus Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,604 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 59 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Great Crested Grebe · Black-headed Gull · Teal · Lesser Black-backed Gull +54
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Common Gull Larus canus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dipper Cinclus cinclus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 🌿 Plants 19 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Lesser Celandine · Garlic Mustard · Wood Avens · Raspberry +14
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Wood Avens Geum urbanum Raspberry Rubus idaeus Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dog's Mercury
Dog's Mercury
Mercurialis perennis
Mercurialis perennis
Common Bistort Bistorta officinalis
Common Bistort Bistorta officinalis
Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon
Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2025
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025 