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The Car - Sparse woodland

5 ha

📷 Andrew Hill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

53.32939, -1.72346

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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

Best for

5 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

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

6 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Limestone WayWalking route74 km

Castleton to Rocester

Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Crook Hill Circular (Ethel), High PeakWalking route11.5 km
Named routeLength 11.5 kmDuration 03:30Round tripLocal walking route
Mam Tor Cavedale Loop, High PeakWalking route9.5 km
Named routeLength 9.5 kmDuration 03:30Round tripLocal walking route
Sheffield Country WalkWalking route85 km
Named routeLength 85 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Thornhill TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route454 m
Named routeRef 6Length 454 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route119 m
Named routeRef 6Length 119 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route252 m
Named routeRef 6Length 252 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route347 m
Named routeRef 6Length 347 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network
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Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths
Brough lanebyway open to all traffic · 220 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 220 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Brough lanebyway open to all traffic · 207 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 207 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Brough lanebyway open to all traffic · 133 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 133 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Brough lanebyway open to all traffic · 711 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 711 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Brough lanebyway open to all traffic · 234 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 234 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Above Overdale Brook

📷 Andrew Hill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Above Overdale Brook

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Hathersage ParkUrban park4.8 km→⛪Bradwell Methodist ChurchReligious grounds1.3 km→⛪Hathersage Methodist ChurchReligious grounds4.6 km→⛪St Barnabas's ChurchReligious grounds1.1 km→⚽Bamford and Thornhill Recreation GroundPlaying field2.4 km→✦Peveril Castle eleventh to fourteenth century tower keep castleHistoric site3.8 km→

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