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Mouselden Wood

✦ Ancient woodland18 ha

📷 Peter McDermott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome18 ha

Getting here

53.37712, -1.69265

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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
🅿️Parking on site — 4 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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
🅿️Parking on site — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Parking· Paid

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Wren, Meadow Pipit, Red Grouse (scotica) +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Meadow Pipit, Red Grouse (scotica) +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Green Tiger Beetle, Epistrophe grossulariae, Meliscaeva cinctella +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Cowberry, Selfheal, Guelder-rose +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Guelder-rose, Ground-elder, Barren Strawberry +3 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km

Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route

Derwent Valley and Reservoir Walk,Walking route7.4 km

Ladybower Reservoir, farmland and wooded cloughs. Views of Derwent Valley and High Peak area. Rough walking through fields, woodland paths, roads and open moorland. Dogs must be on leads.

Named routeLength 7.4 kmDuration 02:30Round tripLocal walking route

Crook Hill Circular (Ethel), High PeakWalking route11.5 km

Named routeLength 11.5 kmDuration 03:30Round tripLocal walking route

Lost Lad and Back Tor (Ethels), High PeakWalking route12.1 km

Named routeLength 12.1 kmDuration 04:00Round tripLocal walking route

Derwent Dam Green RouteWalking route4.5 km

Named routeLength 4.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

13 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

🐴

Horse riding

11 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

11,793 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,793 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

summer

2026

Wren · Kestrel · Red Grouse (scotica) · Meadow Pipit · Stonechat +53

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
SwiftApus apus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great TitParus major2025
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

summer

2025

Badger · Mountain Hare · Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle

BadgerMeles meles
Mountain HareLepus timidus
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects8 species

summer

2025

Epistrophe grossulariae · Meliscaeva cinctella · Leucozona glaucia · Red-legged Shieldbug · Cream-spot Ladybird +3

Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae
Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami

🌿

Plants7 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Cowberry · Guelder-rose · Bog Asphodel · Sycamore · Enchanter's-nightshade +2

CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,793 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

summer

2026

Wren · Kestrel · Red Grouse (scotica) · Meadow Pipit · Stonechat +53

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
SwiftApus apus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great TitParus major2025
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

summer

2025

Badger · Mountain Hare · Pipistrelle Bat species · Pipistrelle

BadgerMeles meles
Mountain HareLepus timidus
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects8 species

summer

2025

Epistrophe grossulariae · Meliscaeva cinctella · Leucozona glaucia · Red-legged Shieldbug · Cream-spot Ladybird +3

Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae
Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami

🌿

Plants7 species

summerautumnwinter

2025

Cowberry · Guelder-rose · Bog Asphodel · Sycamore · Enchanter's-nightshade +2

CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Peter McDermott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦Redmires First World War Training AreaHistoric site4.9 km→✦Quarry Hill & Hill 60 WW1 training trenchesHistoric site4.9 km→✦Sheepwash Bank and Dennis Knoll prehistoric settlement and field systemHistoric site3.6 km→⚽Bamford and Thornhill Recreation GroundPlaying field3.8 km→💧Ladybower ReservoirReservoir1.8 km→💧Ladybower ReservoirReservoir1.8 km→

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