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Shining Cliff Woods - Conifer woodland

✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

📷 Jerry Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeSeasonalInsects
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

53.07800, -1.50058

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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
  • 🌿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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 20 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
High Peak TrailWalking route27 km
Named routeLength 27 kmRegional walking route
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 14Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Amber Valley Routeways Walk 12Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Middle Lanepublic footpath · 136 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 136 mSurface gravelPath type: service
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route97 m
Named routeRef 54Length 97 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km
Named routeRef 54Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km
Named routeRef 54Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
High Peak TrailMountain bike route27 km
Named routeRef High Peak TrailLength 27 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Betty Kenny Tree - Shining Cliff Woods

📷 Jerry Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Betty Kenny Tree - Shining Cliff Woods

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Mercian Regiment War MemorialHistoric site2 km→✦Crich StandHistoric site2 km→✦Workshops, offices and terminus (Cromford and High Peak Railway)Historic site3.2 km→🌱Lea GardensUrban park3.6 km→✦BELPER CEMETERYHistoric site4.8 km→🌱Fanny Shaw's ParkUrban park4.8 km→

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