Hinkley Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 42 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 42 ha
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53.05232, -1.81084
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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 🅿️ Ilam Hall Car Park 14m away — 12 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 🅿️ Ilam Hall Car Park 14m away — 12 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Robin, Carrion Crow +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Robin, Carrion Crow +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Lady's Bedstraw, Common Nettle, Herb-Robert +16 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +30 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +30 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Nettle, Hogweed, Raspberry
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 signed routes nearby · 47 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Limestone Way Walking route 74 km ▾
Castleton to Rocester
Named route Length 74 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Circular Park Walk Walking route 1.6 km ▾
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Named route Length 1.6 km Duration 00:40 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Hinkley Wood Route, Ilam Park Walking route 1.2 km ▾
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Named route Length 1.2 km Duration 00:20 Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Walk from Dovedale to Milldale, Dovedale Walking route 5 km ▾
Named route Length 5 km Duration 03:00 Point-to-point Local walking route
Show on map Manifold Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 37 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Route 550 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 550 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 547 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 547 National Cycle Network
Show on map Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 549 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 549 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 13.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 550 Length 13.8 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 140 m ▾
Named route Ref 549 Length 140 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Tissington Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Tissington Trail Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Frosted Hinkley Wood - geograph.org.uk - 1117704
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Wildlife to spot
7,126 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,126 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Dipper · Mallard · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blackbird +46
Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 🐝 Insects 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Bronze Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax · Box Bug · Syrphus +1
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025 Syrphus Syrphus 🌿 Plants 22 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Common Nettle · Ash · Lady's Bedstraw · Herb-Robert · Water-Starwort +17
Common Nettle Urtica dioica Ash Fraxinus excelsior Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Water-Starwort Callitriche Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium Broad-leaved Dock Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,126 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Dipper · Mallard · Carrion Crow · Robin · Blackbird +46
Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 🐝 Insects 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Bronze Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax · Box Bug · Syrphus +1
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025 Syrphus Syrphus 🌿 Plants 22 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Common Nettle · Ash · Lady's Bedstraw · Herb-Robert · Water-Starwort +17
Common Nettle Urtica dioica Ash Fraxinus excelsior Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Water-Starwort Callitriche Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium Broad-leaved Dock Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Rumex obtusifolius
Rumex obtusifolius
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense
Dotted Loosestrife Lysimachia punctata
Dotted Loosestrife Lysimachia punctata
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Rubus vestitus Rubus vestitus
Rubus vestitus Rubus vestitus Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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