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Dunlowmoor Wood

7 ha

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

53.03971, -1.82326

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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 388m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Wren +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Wren +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Bombus lucorum +57 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Bombus lucorum +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cowslip, Red Campion, Lesser Celandine +49 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cowslip, Red Campion, Lesser Celandine +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Raspberry, Common Nettle, Hawthorn +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Limestone WayWalking route74 km

Castleton to Rocester

Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Circular Park WalkWalking route1.6 km

https://nt.global.ssl.fastly.net/binaries/content/assets/website/national/regions/peak-district-derbyshire/places/ilam-park-dovedale-and-the-white-peak/pdf/230525-property-access-statement---ilam-park.pdf

Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:40Round tripLocal walking route
Hinkley Wood Route, Ilam ParkWalking route1.2 km

https://nt.global.ssl.fastly.net/binaries/content/assets/website/national/regions/peak-district-derbyshire/places/ilam-park-dovedale-and-the-white-peak/pdf/230525-property-access-statement---ilam-park.pdf

Named routeLength 1.2 kmDuration 00:20Point-to-pointLocal walking route
Walk from Dovedale to Milldale, DovedaleWalking route5 km
Named routeLength 5 kmDuration 03:00Point-to-pointLocal walking route
Manifold TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Route 550Cycling route
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 549Cycling route
Named routeRef 549National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route13.8 km
Named routeRef 550Length 13.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route140 m
Named routeRef 549Length 140 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route29 m
Named routeRef 549Length 29 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Tissington TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRef Tissington TrailPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Dunlowmoor Wood

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️ILAM ESTATECountry park2.5 km→✦Medieval settlement including part of open field system, 200m south of Bank FarmHistoric site4.8 km→✦Ilam CrossHistoric site2.3 km→⛪Church of the Holy CrossReligious grounds2 km→✦Thorswood MinesHistoric site2.3 km→✦Stonesteads bowl barrowHistoric site3.8 km→

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