New Plantation ✦ Ancient woodland 89 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 89 ha
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53.23833, -1.74511
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▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Dipper, Mallard, Grey Heron +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Dipper, Mallard, Grey Heron +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Early-purple Orchid, Lords-and-Ladies, Toothwort +180 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hogweed, Meadowsweet, Water Mint +26 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Yellow Meadow Ant, Murky-legged Black Legionnaire +148 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 41 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Midshires Way Walking route 370 km ▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named route Length 370 km Regional walking route
Show on map Limestone Way Walking route 74 km ▾
Castleton to Rocester
Named route Length 74 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map High Peak Trail Walking route 27 km ▾
Named route Length 27 km Regional walking route
Show on map Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 1 Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Monsal Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Brushfield Lane public footpath · 418 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 418 m Surface unpaved Path type: track
Show on map Brushfield Lane public footpath · 75 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 75 m Path type: service
Show on map Great Shacklow Steps public footpath · 138 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 138 m Path type: steps
Show on map 19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Cycleway (on road alternative) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map Monsal Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 680 National Cycle Network
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 2.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 2.3 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 2.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 680 Length 2.4 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
High Peak Trail Mountain bike route 27 km ▾
Named route Ref High Peak Trail Length 27 km Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines) Mountain bike route 130.4 km ▾
Named route Length 130.4 km National Cycle Network
Show on map 16 public paths nearby
Public paths
Brushfield Lane bridleway · 692 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 692 m Surface unpaved Path type: track
Show on map Brushfield Lane bridleway · 264 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 264 m Surface gravel Path type: bridleway
Show on map Brushfield Lane bridleway · 291 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 291 m Surface unpaved Path type: track
Show on map Brushfield Lane bridleway · 612 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 612 m Surface unpaved Path type: track
Show on map Brushfield Lane bridleway · 103 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 103 m Surface paved Path type: service
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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25,262 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,262 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Dipper · Grey Heron · Teal · Carrion Crow · Kestrel +35
Dipper Cinclus cinclus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Teal Anas crecca2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Yellow Meadow Ant · Red Wood Ant · Harlequin Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis tenax +1
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus Red Wood Ant Formica rufa Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Bulrush · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Hogweed · Coltsfoot · Lords-and-Ladies +64
Bulrush Typha latifolia Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Hart's-Tongue Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,262 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Dipper · Grey Heron · Teal · Carrion Crow · Kestrel +35
Dipper Cinclus cinclus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Teal Anas crecca2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Yellow Meadow Ant · Red Wood Ant · Harlequin Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis tenax +1
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus Red Wood Ant Formica rufa Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Bulrush · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Hogweed · Coltsfoot · Lords-and-Ladies +64
Bulrush Typha latifolia Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Hart's-Tongue Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Asplenium scolopendrium
Asplenium scolopendrium
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Hard Shield-fern Polystichum aculeatum
Hard Shield-fern Polystichum aculeatum
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Greater Plantain Plantago major
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Raspberry Rubus idaeus
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra
Hedera helix Hedera helix
Hedera helix Hedera helix
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Water-Starwort Callitriche
Water-Starwort Callitriche
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Polypodium Polypodium
Polypodium Polypodium
Burdock Arctium
Burdock Arctium
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Euphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiae Euphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiae
Euphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiae Euphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiae
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Yew Taxus baccata
Yew Taxus baccata
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Caper Spurge Euphorbia lathyris
Caper Spurge Euphorbia lathyris
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garden Arabis Arabis caucasica
Garden Arabis Arabis caucasica
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Limestone Fern Gymnocarpium robertianum2025
Limestone Fern Gymnocarpium robertianum2025
Intermediate Polypody Polypodium interjectum2025
Intermediate Polypody Polypodium interjectum2025
Butterbur Petasites hybridus2025
Butterbur Petasites hybridus2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2025
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2025
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2025
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2025
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2025
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2025
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2025
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2025
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Wood Melick Melica uniflora2025
Wood Melick Melica uniflora2025 