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Common Moor

43 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome43 ha

Getting here

50.78914, -4.32134

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Hazel Gloves, Niptera ramincola, Nettle Pox +17 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Hazel Gloves, Niptera ramincola, Nettle Pox +17 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Bird watching

Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats; Birds — Wigeon, Pochard, Shoveler +45 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Speckled Wood, Painted Lady, White-legged Damselfly +43 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Pedunculate Oak, Common Sorrel +24 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Red Clover, Selfheal, Meadowsweet +216 more · last seen 2014; Plants — Red Clover, Selfheal, Meadowsweet +216 more · last seen 2014

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

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Cycling

34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route (3)Cycling route
Named routeRef (3)Local cycle route
Link to NCN3Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 3Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route24 m
Named routeRef 3Length 24 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route982 m
Named routeLength 982 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Container in field, Common Moor

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Container in field, Common Moor

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Pins ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Stanhope ParkUrban park3.7 km→⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→⚽Pins ParkPlaying field3.7 km→✦Bowl barrow in Cookworthy Plantation, 290m east of the Baptist chapelHistoric site4.5 km→✦Four bowl barrows on Langaford MoorHistoric site4.8 km→

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