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Hills Wood

5 ha

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

53.05165, -2.01485

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Robin +83 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Robin +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Orange Ladybird, Alder Leaf Beetle +15 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Orange Ladybird, Alder Leaf Beetle +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Dog's Mercury, Himalayan Balsam, Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · last seen 2025; Plants — Dog's Mercury, Himalayan Balsam, Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Habitat Walk Ladderedge Country Park (Green Arrows)Walking route

Includes some hills

Named routeDuration 45min
Young Woodland LoopWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Churnet WayWalking route
Named route
Valley Woodland TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Booth's Wood LoopWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 559Cycling route
Named routeRef 559National Cycle Network
National Route 550Cycling route
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route13.8 km
Named routeRef 550Length 13.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route170 m
Named routeRef 559Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 559Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route643 m
Named routeRef 559Length 643 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cattle grazing between Hills Wood and Consall Wood

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cattle grazing between Hills Wood and Consall Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️CONSALL NATURE PARKCountry park2.4 km→🦉CONSALLNature reserve2.4 km→🌱Deep Hayes Country ParkUrban park3.9 km→🏞️LADDEREDGECountry park5 km→🌱Ladderedge Country ParkUrban park5 km→🏞️DEEP HAYESCountry park3.9 km→

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