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Little Shacklow Wood - Conifer woodland

✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

📷 Graham Hogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeDogsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

53.22066, -1.73523

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 363m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 25 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
Monsal TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Great Shacklow Stepspublic footpath · 138 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 138 mPath type: steps
Wood Lanepublic footpath · 183 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 183 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine Cycleway (on road alternative)Cycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Monsal TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 680National Cycle Network
Route 549Cycling route
Named routeRef 549National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km
Named routeRef 680Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route34 m
Named routeRef 680Length 34 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path in Little Shacklow Wood

📷 Graham Hogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path in Little Shacklow Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦'Sheepwash' BridgeHistoric site1.7 km→✦THORNBRIDGE HALLHistoric site2.7 km→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds1.8 km→✦Lees and Dove Rakes, Booth Lee Pipes and Sterndale SoughHistoric site3.9 km→🌱Bath GardensUrban park4.1 km→🌱Bath GardensUrban park4.1 km→

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