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Holly Wood

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 Neil Lewin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.09616, -2.11638

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Tufted Duck, Moorhen +84 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Tufted Duck, Moorhen +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Greater Celandine, Common Nettle, Red Valerian +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

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

Includes some hills

Named routeDuration 45min
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Churnet WayWalking route
Named route
Gritstone Trail (Rushton Spencer - Kidsgrove)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Staffordshire Way (Mow Cop-Rushton Spencer)Walking route

Staffordshire Way, part north - Rushton Spencer

Named routeRegional walking route
Horton 62public footpath · 895 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 895 mPath type: path
Endon and Stanley 48public footpath · 229 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 229 mPath type: path
Horton 0.1769public footpath · 818 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 818 mPath type: path
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Cycling

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 559Cycling route
Named routeRef 559National Cycle Network
National Route 550Cycling route
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Route 55Cycling route
Named routeRef 55National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route401 m
Named routeRef 55Length 401 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 55Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route170 m
Named routeRef 559Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Blackwood Hill Farm

📷 Neil Lewin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Blackwood Hill Farm

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Nearby places

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✦BIDDULPH GRANGEHistoric site4.5 km→🌱Biddulph Grange GardensUrban park4.8 km→🌱Deep Hayes Country ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Ladderedge Country ParkUrban park4.7 km→🏞️LADDEREDGECountry park4.8 km→🌱Chatterley Whitfield Heritage Country ParkUrban park4.9 km→

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