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Paddock Wood

1 ha

📷 Neil Theasby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

53.35624, -1.72283

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Pheasant
  • 🌿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

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Pheasant, Song Thrush +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Pheasant, Song Thrush +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Small White +62 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Small White +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Selfheal, Butterbur, Bugle +51 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Selfheal, Butterbur, Bugle +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Common Nettle, Guelder-rose +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Limestone WayWalking route74 km

Castleton to Rocester

Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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
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Cycling

15 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
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
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

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Free Range Lanebridleway · 396 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 396 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Ruin Edge Lanebridleway · 417 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 417 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sheep near High Field Head Farm

📷 Neil Theasby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sheep near High Field Head Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪Bradwell Methodist ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→⚽Bamford and Thornhill Recreation GroundPlaying field2.4 km→⛪St Barnabas's ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→✦Peveril Castle eleventh to fourteenth century tower keep castleHistoric site4 km→✦Sheepwash Bank and Dennis Knoll prehistoric settlement and field systemHistoric site4.4 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds1.6 km→

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