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Moor Edge Plantations

4 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.20550, -1.69823

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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
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Canada Goose +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Canada Goose +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Elder, Blackthorn +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hemp-agrimony, Herb-Robert, Lesser Celandine +88 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hemp-agrimony, Herb-Robert, Lesser Celandine +88 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus ribesii +16 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 22-spot Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus ribesii +16 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 6 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
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Monsal TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Monsal TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 680National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route484 m
Named routeRef 680Length 484 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route601 m
Named routeRef 680Length 601 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km
Named routeRef 680Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route6.1 km
Named routeRef 680Length 6.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Burton Moor Farm

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Burton Moor Farm

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✦'Sheepwash' BridgeHistoric site2.1 km→✦THORNBRIDGE HALLHistoric site3.2 km→🌱Bath GardensUrban park1.8 km→🌱Bath GardensUrban park1.8 km→🌱Riverside GardenUrban park1.9 km→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds2.2 km→

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