🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🐕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
🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot
Best for
8 activities
🧺
Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, car park; Nature reserve — public outdoor space
Free
🦅
Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🌲
Forest walks
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🍂
Seasonal nature
Good match
Nature reserve — seasonal wildlife and habitats
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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12 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Habitat Walk Ladderedge Country Park (Green Arrows)Walking route▾
Includes some hills
Named routeDuration 45min
Young Woodland LoopWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Valley Woodland TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Churnet WayWalking route▾
Named route
Fosters TrailWalking route▾
Named route
Mollatts Wood Roadpublic footpath · 196 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 196 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Leek Town 37public footpath · 172 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 172 mSurface earthPath type: path
Leek Town 37public footpath · 101 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 101 mSurface earthPath type: path
🚴
Cycling
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10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 559Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 559National Cycle Network
National Route 550Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route170 m▾
Named routeRef 559Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km▾
Named routeRef 559Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 559Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route302 m▾
Named routeRef 559Length 302 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
About this nature reserve
Ladderedge Country Park spans 23 hectares and is a Local Nature Reserve in Staffordshire Moorlands, West Midlands, England. The park offers visitors scenic woodland walks and opportunities to observe a range of bird species and butterflies.
