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Mill Pond Plantation

6 ha

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

53.06272, -1.74037

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Magpie
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Tissington Car Park 91m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· Paid

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Magpie, Blackbird +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Blackbird +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Pennine Cycleway

Varies

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

18 signed routes nearby · 25 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Limestone WayWalking route74 km

Castleton to Rocester

Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
High Peak TrailWalking route27 km
Named routeLength 27 kmRegional walking route
Circular Park WalkWalking route1.6 km

https://nt.global.ssl.fastly.net/binaries/content/assets/website/national/regions/peak-district-derbyshire/places/ilam-park-dovedale-and-the-white-peak/pdf/230525-property-access-statement---ilam-park.pdf

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

https://nt.global.ssl.fastly.net/binaries/content/assets/website/national/regions/peak-district-derbyshire/places/ilam-park-dovedale-and-the-white-peak/pdf/230525-property-access-statement---ilam-park.pdf

Named routeLength 1.2 kmDuration 00:20Point-to-pointLocal walking route
The Greenpublic footpath · 29 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 29 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Route 547Cycling route
Named routeRef 547National Cycle Network
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Alternative RouteCycling route3.3 km
Named routeRef 547Length 3.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route809 m
Named routeRef 547Length 809 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Alternative RouteCycling route2.3 km
Named routeRef 547Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Tissington TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRef Tissington TrailPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
High Peak TrailMountain bike route27 km
Named routeRef High Peak TrailLength 27 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
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

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Tissington Trailbridleway · 36 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 36 mPath type: cycleway
Tissington Trailbridleway · 36 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 36 mSurface compactedPath type: cycleway
Tissington Trailbridleway · 2.1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 2.1 kmSurface compactedPath type: cycleway
Tissington Trailbridleway · 745 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 745 mSurface compactedPath type: cycleway
Tissington Trailbridleway · 963 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 963 mSurface compactedPath type: cycleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Stream in Mill Pond Plantation

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stream in Mill Pond Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️ILAM ESTATECountry park4 km→✦Medieval settlement including part of open field system, 200m south of Bank FarmHistoric site4 km→✦Ilam CrossHistoric site4.1 km→✦Viator's Bridge See also STAFFORDSHIRE 1Historic site4.6 km→✦Viator's Bridge, Milldale See also DERBYSHIRE 45Historic site4.6 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds500 m→

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