Getting here
53.36873, -1.62073
Best for
3 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
11
7 named nearby · 4 public paths
Named routePublic access
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Cycling
9
9 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Derwent Valley Heritage Way · Walking89 km
Lost Lad and Back Tor (Ethels), High Peak · Walking12.1 km
Porter Brook Trail · Walking0
Sheffield Round Walk · Walking0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
About this historic site
Quarry Hill & Hill 60 WW1 training trenches is an ancient historic site covering 30 hectares. As an ancient woodland, it has been continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD — a rare and irreplaceable habitat rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Wildlife to spot
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
Facilities
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Parking
1 nearby · Free · 357m
✓ Public access🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
🌱Hathersage ParkUrban park4.9 km→⛪Hathersage Methodist ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→✦Redmires First World War Training AreaHistoric site0 m→💧Redmires Lower ReservoirReservoir1.4 km→💧Redmires Lower ReservoirReservoir1.4 km→✦Sheepwash Bank and Dennis Knoll prehistoric settlement and field systemHistoric site2.9 km→