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Horsley Lodge

2 ha

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.98959, -1.41896

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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
  • 🍄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
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Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Bearded Milkcap, Blueing Bracket, Cinnamon Webcap +20 more · last seen 2022; Fungi — Bearded Milkcap, Blueing Bracket, Cinnamon Webcap +20 more · last seen 2022

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Welsh Poppy, Cow Parsley, Lesser Celandine +20 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Welsh Poppy, Cow Parsley, Lesser Celandine +20 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Four-spotted Chaser, Graphomya maculata +7 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Four-spotted Chaser, Graphomya maculata +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

26 signed routes nearby · 21 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
Derby Nomad WayWalking route79 km
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Centenary Way (Derbyshire)Walking route
Named route
Amber Valley Routeways Walk 11Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Derby Orbital Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66Regional cycle route
Route 672Cycling route
Named routeRef 672National Cycle Network
Ripley GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef Ripley GreenwayLocal cycle route
Great Northern GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef Great Northern GreenwayLocal cycle route
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

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Horsley Lodge

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Shipley Country ParkUrban park4.7 km→🏞️SHIPLEYCountry park4.9 km→🌱Shipley HillUrban park4.7 km→🌱Church Street Recreation GroundUrban park2.3 km→🌱John Flamsteed Memorial ParkUrban park2.9 km→⛪St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→

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