Getting here
52.99130, -1.42541
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- ☕The Little Kitchen — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- ☕The Little Kitchen — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +70 more · last seen 2025
Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Bearded Milkcap, Blueing Bracket, Cinnamon Webcap +20 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — Bearded Milkcap, Blueing Bracket, Cinnamon Webcap +20 more · last seen 2022
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cow Parsley, Primrose, Lesser Celandine +20 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cow Parsley, Primrose, Lesser Celandine +20 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Fungi — Field Blewits, Oakbug Milkcap, Yellow Stainer +2 more foraging species
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
23 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Midshires WayWalking route370 km
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Derby Nomad WayWalking route79 km
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km
Centenary Way (Derbyshire)Walking route
Amber Valley Routeways Walk 11Walking route
🚴Cycling
23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 54Cycling route
Derby Orbital Route 66Cycling route
Route 672Cycling route
Ripley GreenwayCycling route
Great Northern GreenwayCycling route
Route 67Cycling route
Wildlife to spot
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