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Egg Well

0 ha

📷 Ralph Mills · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeFungiHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

53.08350, -1.99297

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Candlesnuff Fungus, Amanita Wridog, Spangle Waxcap +148 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Candlesnuff Fungus, Amanita Wridog, Spangle Waxcap +148 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +23 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +23 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Fungi — Oyster Mushroom, Jelly Ear, Wood Blewits +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths 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
Named route
Valley Woodland TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 16Walking route18.1 km
Named routeLength 18.1 kmRegional walking route
Bradnop and Cawdry 30public footpath · 262 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 262 mSurface compactedPath type: service
Bradnop and Cawdry 30public footpath · 100 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 100 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Bradnop and Cawdry 30public footpath · 32 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 32 mSurface grassPath type: service
🚴

Cycling

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 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
Main RouteCycling route302 m
Named routeRef 559Length 302 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Bradnop and Cawdy 13(a)bridleway · 442 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 442 mPath type: track
Bradnop and Cawdy 13(a)bridleway · 70 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 70 mPath type: service
Bradnop and Cawdy 13(a)bridleway · 38 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 38 mSurface grassPath type: service
Ashenhurst Lanebridleway · 424 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 424 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Green Lane towards Egg Well

📷 Ralph Mills · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Green Lane towards Egg Well

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Brough ParkUrban park3.6 km→🏞️LADDEREDGECountry park3.7 km→🌱Ladderedge Country ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Deep Hayes Country ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Pickwood Recreation AreaUrban park2.5 km→🌱Sparrow ParkUrban park3.1 km→

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