Pigtor Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 24 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 24 ha
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53.24938, -1.86722
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Carrion Crow 🌿 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
🐦 59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Carrion Crow 🌿 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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Robin +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Robin +56 more · last seen 2025
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Cowslip, Hogweed, Red Campion +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Rhingia campestris, Syrphus +129 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Hogweed, Meadowsweet, Ramsons +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 24 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 Dane Valley Way Walking route 66 km ▾
Buxton to Northwich
Named route Length 66 km Regional walking route
Show on map Buxton Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map White Peak Loop - Link to Monsal Trail Walking route ▾
Redgap Lane public footpath · 119 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 119 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Woo Dale public footpath · 1.1 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 1.1 km Surface grass Path type: bridleway
Show on map 22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
High Peak Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Buxton Cycle Route 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Buxton Cycle Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Buxton Cycle Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Buxton Cycle Route 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Buxton Cycle Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
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 8 public paths nearby
Public paths
Woo Dale bridleway · 36 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 36 m Surface grass Path type: bridleway
Show on map Woo Dale bridleway · 12 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 12 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Woo Dale bridleway · 14 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 14 m Surface grass Path type: bridleway
Show on map Woo Dale bridleway · 9 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 9 m Surface concrete Path type: bridleway
Show on map Hardybarn Lane bridleway · 19 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 19 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Railway bridge over A6 in Pigtor Wood
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Wildlife to spot
13,162 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,162 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Magpie · Wren · Dipper · Carrion Crow +34
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dipper Cinclus cinclus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Rook Corvus frugilegus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Swallow Hirundo rustica Rock Dove Columba livia Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Teal Anas crecca Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Swift Apus apus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Raven Corvus corax Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Mole · Domestic Cattle · Domestic Dog · Feral Sheep · Rabbit +1
Mole Talpa europaea Domestic Cattle Bos taurus Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris Feral Sheep Ovis aries Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Feral Cat Felis catus 🐝 Insects 21 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Syrphus · Sericomyia silentis · Eupeodes · Volucella pellucens +16
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Syrphus Syrphus Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Eupeodes Eupeodes Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae Harebell · Snowdrop · Pot Marigold · Wild Angelica · Limestone Fern +13
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia2025 Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis2025 Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2025 Limestone Fern Gymnocarpium robertianum2025 Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,162 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Magpie · Wren · Dipper · Carrion Crow +34
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dipper Cinclus cinclus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Dunnock Prunella modularis Rook Corvus frugilegus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Swallow Hirundo rustica Rock Dove Columba livia Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Teal Anas crecca Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Swift Apus apus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Raven Corvus corax Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Mole · Domestic Cattle · Domestic Dog · Feral Sheep · Rabbit +1
Mole Talpa europaea Domestic Cattle Bos taurus Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris Feral Sheep Ovis aries Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Feral Cat Felis catus 🐝 Insects 21 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Syrphus · Sericomyia silentis · Eupeodes · Volucella pellucens +16
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Syrphus Syrphus Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Eupeodes Eupeodes Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae Harebell · Snowdrop · Pot Marigold · Wild Angelica · Limestone Fern +13
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia2025 Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis2025 Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2025 Limestone Fern Gymnocarpium robertianum2025 Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Tortoise Bug
Tortoise Bug
Eurygaster testudinaria
Eurygaster testudinaria
Geotrupes spiniger Geotrupes spiniger
Geotrupes spiniger Geotrupes spiniger
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana
Psammotettix Psammotettix
Psammotettix Psammotettix
Sitona obsoletus Sitona obsoletus
Sitona obsoletus Sitona obsoletus
Dorhn’s Alder Mining Sawfly Fenusa dohrnii
Dorhn’s Alder Mining Sawfly Fenusa dohrnii
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris
Pipiza Pipiza
Pipiza Pipiza
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta 2025
2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare2025
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare2025
Great Burnet Sanguisorba officinalis2025
Great Burnet Sanguisorba officinalis2025
Fig-leaved Goosefoot Chenopodium ficifolium2025
Fig-leaved Goosefoot Chenopodium ficifolium2025
Bloody Crane's-bill Geranium sanguineum2025
Bloody Crane's-bill Geranium sanguineum2025
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba2025
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba2025
Scorpion Weed Phacelia tanacetifolia2025
Scorpion Weed Phacelia tanacetifolia2025
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus2025
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus2025
Californian Poppy Eschscholzia californica2025
Californian Poppy Eschscholzia californica2025
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium2025
Zigzag Clover Trifolium medium2025
Flea Sedge Carex pulicaris2025
Flea Sedge Carex pulicaris2025
False Fox-sedge Carex otrubae2025
False Fox-sedge Carex otrubae2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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