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Ladyside Wood

✦ Ancient woodland61 ha

📷 James Allan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome61 ha

Getting here

53.09075, -1.85695

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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
  • 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

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

Best for

11 activities

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 549

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 56 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Circular Park WalkWalking route1.6 km

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Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:40Round tripLocal walking route
Hinkley Wood Route, Ilam ParkWalking route1.2 km

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Named routeLength 1.2 kmDuration 00:20Point-to-pointLocal walking route
Walk from Dovedale to Milldale, DovedaleWalking route5 km
Named routeLength 5 kmDuration 03:00Point-to-pointLocal walking route
Manifold TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Weaver WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

45 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Route 550Cycling route
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Route 548Cycling route
Named routeRef 548National Cycle Network
Route 549Cycling route
Named routeRef 549National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route312 m
Named routeRef 549Length 312 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route13.8 km
Named routeRef 550Length 13.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route140 m
Named routeRef 549Length 140 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

17 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Limestone cliffs

📷 James Allan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Limestone cliffs

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Margaret's ChurchReligious grounds1.3 km→✦Copper mines on Ecton HillHistoric site3.4 km→🐄Farm ShopVisitor farm3.5 km→✦Viator's Bridge See also STAFFORDSHIRE 1Historic site4.2 km→✦Viator's Bridge, Milldale See also DERBYSHIRE 45Historic site4.2 km→✦Blake Low bowl barrowHistoric site4.1 km→

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