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✦ Ancient woodland2 ha

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.07978, -1.51973

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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 422m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Small Teasel, Butterbur, Rosebay Willowherb +35 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Small Teasel, Butterbur, Rosebay Willowherb +35 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Large White +27 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Large White +27 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Sweet Chestnut, Guelder-rose, Blackthorn +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 15 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
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 14Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route97 m
Named routeRef 54Length 97 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km
Named routeRef 54Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km
Named routeRef 54Length 2.5 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

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New Plantation

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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✦Railway embankment N of WirksworthHistoric site3.8 km→🌱Stoney WoodUrban park3.8 km→✦Middleton Top winding engine house, wheels and wheel-pitHistoric site4.9 km→✦Workshops, offices and terminus (Cromford and High Peak Railway)Historic site2.3 km→✦Mercian Regiment War MemorialHistoric site2.7 km→✦Crich StandHistoric site2.7 km→

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