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Hob Wood

3 ha

📷 Jay Pea · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.06870, -1.57287

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Great Tit +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Great Tit +78 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Bramble +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, Herb-Robert, Hawthorn +121 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Nettle, Herb-Robert, Hawthorn +121 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Western Honey Bee, Common Red Soldier Beetle +14 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Western Honey Bee, Common Red Soldier Beetle +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 38 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
Limestone WayWalking route74 km

Castleton to Rocester

Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional 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
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 14Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
🚴

Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Route 547Cycling route
Named routeRef 547National Cycle Network
Alternative RouteCycling route286 m
Named routeRef 547Length 286 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route194 m
Named routeRef 547Length 194 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route3.5 km
Named routeRef 54Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route97 m
Named routeRef 54Length 97 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

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

Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
Pratthall Lanerestricted byway · 8 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 8 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Pratthall Lanerestricted byway · 285 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 285 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Pratthall Lanerestricted byway · 4 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 4 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Pratthall Lanerestricted byway · 177 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 177 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Pratthall Lanerestricted byway · 45 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 45 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hob Wood

📷 Jay Pea · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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