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Crowgutter Wood

✦ Ancient woodland119 ha

📷 Linda Mellor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome119 ha

Getting here

53.03771, -1.99219

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Churnet Valley Railway Car Park 119m away — 12 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Blue Tit, Robin +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Blue Tit, Robin +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Butterbur, Dog's Mercury, Wood Anemone +43 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis pertinax, Sericomyia superbiens +30 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Flowering Currant, Ramsons, Blackthorn +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 165 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Weaver WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Young Woodland LoopWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Churnet WayWalking route
Named route
Valley Woodland TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Booth's Wood LoopWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Kingsley 35public footpath · 32 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 32 mPath type: path
Ipstones 6public footpath · 45 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 45 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Ipstones 1public footpath · 890 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 890 mPath type: path
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 559Cycling route
Named routeRef 559National Cycle Network
Churnet Valley CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Route 550Cycling route
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
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 route8.8 km
Named routeRef 550Length 8.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Shay Lanebyway open to all traffic · 698 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 698 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Consall Station in the Snow - 2004

📷 Linda Mellor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Consall Station in the Snow - 2004

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️CONSALL NATURE PARKCountry park1.3 km→🦉CONSALLNature reserve1.3 km→🌱Consall Nature ParkUrban park1.3 km→✦Lime KilnsHistoric site800 m→✦Consall Lime KilnsHistoric site800 m→⛪St Werburgh's ChurchReligious grounds2.1 km→

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