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Err Wood

9 ha

📷 Graham Hogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

53.28356, -1.98465

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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
  • 🅿️The Street Car Park 405m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wren, Carrion Crow, Mallard +41 more · last seen 2026; Blanket bog — golden plover, curlew, dunlin and merlin

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Formica lemani, Eristalis tenax, Harlequin Ladybird +13 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Formica lemani, Eristalis tenax, Harlequin Ladybird +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Purple Moor-grass, Soft-rush, Bilberry +9 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Purple Moor-grass, Soft-rush, Bilberry +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 28 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
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 20Walking route
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Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 1Walking route
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Buxton Ring of Trees WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 19Walking route15.3 km
Named routeLength 15.3 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Buxton Cycle Route 4Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Buxton Cycle Route 1Cycling route
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Buxton Cycle Route 3Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Buxton Cycle Route 5Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
High Peak CyclewayCycling route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Grit and Gears IIMountain bike route
Named route
Forest BridlewayMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track above Fernilee Reservoir

📷 Graham Hogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track above Fernilee Reservoir

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Memorial ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Memorial ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Memorial ParkUrban park4.6 km→✦Part of Goyt's Moss colliery, centered 220m south west of Derbyshire BridgeHistoric site4.6 km→🦉BROOKFIELD PONDNature reserve5 km→💧Errwood ReservoirReservoir1.1 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Goyt Fire Pond

Not High (England Use Only)1.5 km→

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