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Abbey Wood - Mixed woodland

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

📷 John H Darch · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.12221, -2.02382

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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
  • 🌿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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 14 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
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 17Walking route16.2 km
Named routeLength 16.2 kmRegional walking route
Churnet WayWalking route
Named route
Fosters TrailWalking route
Named route
Leekfrith 10public footpath · 285 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 285 mSurface dirtPath type: path
Leekfrith 9public footpath · 52 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 52 mSurface dirtPath type: path
Leek Town 17public footpath · 19 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 19 mSurface concretePath type: path
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Cycling

9 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 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
Main RouteCycling route302 m
Named routeRef 559Length 302 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Field and woodland

📷 John H Darch · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Field and woodland

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Brough ParkUrban park1.4 km→🏞️LADDEREDGECountry park3.6 km→🌱Ladderedge Country ParkUrban park3.7 km→🦉BROUGH PARK FIELDSNature reserve1.1 km→🌱Ball Haye GardensUrban park1.2 km→🌱Brough ParkUrban park1.4 km→

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