Soils Wood - Conifer woodland
6 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
53.07828, -2.03356
Open directionsv
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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Habitat Walk Ladderedge Country Park (Green Arrows)Walking route▾
Includes some hills
Named routeDuration 45min
Young Woodland LoopWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Churnet WayWalking route▾
Valley Woodland TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Booth's Wood LoopWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Cheddleton 1R/2240public footpath · 639 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 639 mPath type: path
10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 559Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 559National Cycle Network
National Route 550Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route13.8 km▾
Named routeRef 550Length 13.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route170 m▾
Named routeRef 559Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km▾
Named routeRef 559Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 559Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Leek Town 46bridleway · 29 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 29 mSurface gravelPath type: residential
Leek Town 46bridleway · 632 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 632 mPath type: bridleway
Photos
Rough grazing on boggy drained land
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