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Highoredish Picnic Site

5 ha

📷 norman griffin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

53.13309, -1.47445

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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 on site — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Robin +92 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Robin +92 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Glow-worm, Long-winged Cone-head, Roesel's Bush-cricket +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Early-purple Orchid, Ragged-Robin, Greater Plantain +10 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Early-purple Orchid, Ragged-Robin, Greater Plantain +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 33 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
Chesterfield Round WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
High Peak TrailWalking route27 km
Named routeLength 27 kmRegional walking route
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
South Chesterfield WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Berridge Lanepublic footpath · 93 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 93 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km
Named routeRef 54Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
High Peak TrailMountain bike route27 km
Named routeRef High Peak TrailLength 27 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

High Ordish picnic site

📷 norman griffin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

High Ordish picnic site

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Lea GardensUrban park4 km→✦Crich StandHistoric site4.4 km→✦Mercian Regiment War MemorialHistoric site4.4 km→🦉HIGHOREDISHNature reserve0 m→💧Ogston ReservoirReservoir2.3 km→🌱Lea GardensUrban park3.9 km→

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