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Little Hills Wood

2 ha

📷 Chris Morgan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.05780, -2.01009

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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
  • 🐕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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Robin +83 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Robin +83 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Formica lemani, Alder Leaf Beetle, Sericomyia superbiens +17 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Formica lemani, Alder Leaf Beetle, Sericomyia superbiens +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Amanita Wridog, Candlesnuff Fungus, Hoof Fungus · last seen 2025; Fungi — Amanita Wridog, Candlesnuff Fungus, Hoof Fungus · last seen 2025

Varies

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 2 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
Churnet WayWalking route
Named route
Valley Woodland TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Booth's Wood LoopWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Ipstones 19public footpath · 4 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 4 mPath type: steps
Ipstones 19public footpath · 741 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 741 mPath type: path
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Cycling

8 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 route13.8 km
Named routeRef 550Length 13.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Combes Brook

📷 Chris Morgan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Combes Brook

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🏞️CONSALL NATURE PARKCountry park3 km→🦉CONSALLNature reserve3 km→🌱Deep Hayes Country ParkUrban park3.8 km→🏞️LADDEREDGECountry park4.5 km→🌱Ladderedge Country ParkUrban park4.5 km→🏞️DEEP HAYESCountry park3.8 km→

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