Little Wood
✦ Ancient woodland65 ha
🍂Seasonal🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome65 ha
Getting here
53.07257, -1.85875
Open directionsv
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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 549
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km15 signed routes nearby · 37 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Limestone WayWalking route74 km▾
Castleton to Rocester
Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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
25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Route 550Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Route 549Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 549National Cycle Network
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
Main RouteCycling route19 m▾
Named routeRef 549Length 19 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route29 m▾
Named routeRef 549Length 29 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
South end of Old Soles Wood and Manifold Way
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Wildlife to spot
4,935 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,935 records · National Biodiversity NetworkKestrel · Blue Tit · Nuthatch · Raven · Carrion Crow +15
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RavenCorvus corax
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- MagpiePica pica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Stoat
Volucella pellucens · Meadow Grasshopper
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
Common Nettle · Dandelion · Tufted Hair-grass · Germander Speedwell · Yarrow +100
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa subsp. cespitosa
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,935 records · National Biodiversity NetworkKestrel · Blue Tit · Nuthatch · Raven · Carrion Crow +15
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RavenCorvus corax
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- MagpiePica pica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Stoat
Volucella pellucens · Meadow Grasshopper
- Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
Common Nettle · Dandelion · Tufted Hair-grass · Germander Speedwell · Yarrow +100
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa subsp. cespitosa
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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