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Hillhead Plantation

3 ha

📷 Michael Trolove · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.22729, -1.89041

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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
  • 🌿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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Great Tit +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Great Tit +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Small White +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Crosswort, Herb-Robert, Common Ragwort +105 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Crosswort, Herb-Robert, Common Ragwort +105 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Stellaria media, Ramsons, Hazel +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 3 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
High Peak TrailWalking route27 km
Named routeLength 27 kmRegional walking route
Manifold TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Dane Valley WayWalking route66 km

Buxton to Northwich

Named routeLength 66 kmRegional walking route
Buxton Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
High Peak CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Buxton Cycle Route 2Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Pennine Cycleway (on road alternative)Cycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Buxton Cycle Route 4Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Buxton Cycle Route 1Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Buxton Cycle Route 3Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
High Peak TrailMountain bike route27 km
Named routeRef High Peak TrailLength 27 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hillhead Quarry Show

📷 Michael Trolove · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hillhead Quarry Show

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🌱Grin Low and Buxton Country ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Pavilion GardensUrban park3.8 km→🏞️BUXTON AND POOLE'S CAVERNCountry park3.3 km→🌱Pavilion GardensUrban park3.8 km→✦PAVILION GARDENS, BUXTONHistoric site3.9 km→🌱Ashwood ParkUrban park3.5 km→

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