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Moatlow Wood

✦ Ancient woodland26 ha

📷 J W Wagner · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome26 ha

Getting here

53.17073, -1.69958

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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
Parking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Wren, Jackdaw +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Wren, Jackdaw +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wall Lettuce, Herb-Robert, Red Campion +140 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — White Dead-nettle, Hogweed, Garlic Mustard +21 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Scathophaga stercoraria, Harlequin Ladybird +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Scathophaga stercoraria, Harlequin Ladybird +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 63 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
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 13Walking route16 km
Named routeLength 16 kmRegional walking route
Monsal TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Banksidepublic footpath · 16 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 16 mPath type: footway
The Furlongpublic footpath · 254 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 254 mPath type: footway
Banksidepublic footpath · 14 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 14 mSurface cobblestonePath type: steps
🚴

Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Route 548Cycling route
Named routeRef 548National Cycle Network
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Monsal TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 680National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route416 m
Named routeRef 548Length 416 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 54Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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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

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
Braemar Lanebridleway · 119 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 119 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footbridge over The River Bradford, Youlgrave

📷 J W Wagner · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footbridge over The River Bradford, Youlgrave

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Nearby places

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✦Nether Haddon medieval settlement and part of an open field system, Romano-British field system and lead mining remains, 600m south west of Haddon HallHistoric site3.5 km→✦HADDON HALLHistoric site4.2 km→✦Bronze Age burial, ceremonial and settlement remains on Stanton Moor, and evidence for medieval, post-medieval and 19th to early 20th century activityHistoric site4.6 km→✦Anglo-Scandinavian high cross from Two Dales, Darley, now in the churchyard of All Saints' ChurchHistoric site4.9 km→✦Anglian high cross in the churchyard of All Saints' ChurchHistoric site4.9 km→✦Conksbury deserted medieval settlementHistoric site2 km→

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