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Fagney Plantation

✦ Ancient woodland56 ha

📷 Peter Barr · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome56 ha

Getting here

53.43401, -1.77120

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Raven, Mallard, Canada Goose +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Raven, Mallard, Canada Goose +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Crystalwort, Ephemerum stoloniferum, Rufous Forklet-moss +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green Tiger Beetle, Leptophlebia marginata, Upland Summer Mayfly +63 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Tiger Beetle, Leptophlebia marginata, Upland Summer Mayfly +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bilberry, Two-horned Pincerwort, Hawthorn +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Derwent Valley and Reservoir Walk,Walking route7.4 km

Ladybower Reservoir, farmland and wooded cloughs. Views of Derwent Valley and High Peak area. Rough walking through fields, woodland paths, roads and open moorland. Dogs must be on leads.

Named routeLength 7.4 kmDuration 02:30Round tripLocal walking route
Crook Hill Circular (Ethel), High PeakWalking route11.5 km
Named routeLength 11.5 kmDuration 03:30Round tripLocal walking route
Lost Lad and Back Tor (Ethels), High PeakWalking route12.1 km
Named routeLength 12.1 kmDuration 04:00Round tripLocal walking route
Derwent Dam Green RouteWalking route4.5 km
Named routeLength 4.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Derwent Dam Red RouteWalking route1.5 km
Named routeLength 1.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Start of a path going to Alport Castles

📷 Peter Barr · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Start of a path going to Alport Castles

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

💧Howden ReservoirReservoir1.5 km→💧Howden ReservoirReservoir1.5 km→💧Derwent ReservoirReservoir2.7 km→💧Derwent ReservoirReservoir2.7 km→✦Reconstructed packhorse bridge from Derwent Hall See also DERBYSHIRE 18Historic site2.6 km→

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