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Little Susan's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 Peter Skynner · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

53.05932, -2.06855

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Magpie, Carrion Crow +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Magpie, Carrion Crow +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Habitat Walk Ladderedge Country Park (Green Arrows)Walking route

Includes some hills

Named routeDuration 45min
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Booth's Wood LoopWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Churnet WayWalking route
Named route
Woodcock TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Brookhouse Lanepublic footpath · 194 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 194 mPath type: unclassified
Cheddleton 17public footpath · 1.4 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.4 kmSurface groundPath type: path
Cheddleton 16public footpath · 617 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 617 mPath type: path
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Cycling

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 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 route1.4 km
Named routeRef 550Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 559Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking over Brook House Farm from Toad Hall over Little Wood Cottages towards Leek and the Roaches in the far distance

📷 Peter Skynner · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking over Brook House Farm from Toad Hall over Little Wood Cottages towards Leek and the Roaches in the far distance

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Deep Hayes Country ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱Ladderedge Country ParkUrban park3.9 km→🏞️LADDEREDGECountry park4 km→🏞️DEEP HAYESCountry park1.6 km→🌱The GreenUrban park2.6 km→🦉LADDEREDGE COUNTRY PARKNature reserve3.9 km→

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