Pit Coppice ✦ Ancient woodland 7 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Amber Valley Getting here
53.08408, -1.52538
Open directionsv 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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 — Moorhen, Mallard, Robin +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Robin +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Butterbur, Hart's-Tongue, Lesser Celandine +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood +32 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — White Dead-nettle, Blackthorn, Meadowsweet +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 39 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 Derwent Valley Heritage Way Walking route 89 km ▾
Named route Length 89 km Regional walking route
Show on map Amber Valley Routeway Walk 14 Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Well Lane public footpath · 404 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 404 m Surface gravel Path type: service
Show on map Blundestone Lane public footpath · 13 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 13 m Path type: service
Show on map Blundestone Lane public footpath · 186 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 186 m Surface gravel Path type: service
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 97 m ▾
Named route Ref 54 Length 97 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 54 Length 2.6 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 54 Length 2.5 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 ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
16,763 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,763 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Mallard · Moorhen · Blue Tit · Wren +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Red Fox
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Glow-worm · Dock Bug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Thricops diaphanus · Willow Emerald Damselfly +3
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Thricops diaphanus Thricops diaphanus Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia Migrant Hawker 🌿 Plants 33 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Wych Elm · Rosebay Willowherb · Small Teasel · Great Willowherb · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum +28
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra2025 Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025 Small Teasel Dipsacus pilosus2025 Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025 Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,763 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Mallard · Moorhen · Blue Tit · Wren +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Red Fox
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Glow-worm · Dock Bug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Thricops diaphanus · Willow Emerald Damselfly +3
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Thricops diaphanus Thricops diaphanus Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia Migrant Hawker 🌿 Plants 33 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Wych Elm · Rosebay Willowherb · Small Teasel · Great Willowherb · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum +28
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra2025 Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025 Small Teasel Dipsacus pilosus2025 Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025 Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aeshna mixta
Aeshna mixta
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica 2025
2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Butterbur Petasites hybridus
Butterbur Petasites hybridus
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2025
Soft-rush Juncus effusus2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris2025
Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris2025
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
White Stonecrop Sedum album2025
White Stonecrop Sedum album2025
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2025
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2025
Black Bryony Tamus communis2025
Black Bryony Tamus communis2025
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus2025
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Water-Starwort Callitriche2025
Water-Starwort Callitriche2025
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2025
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2025
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus2025
Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Common Sallow Salix cinerea2025
Common Sallow Salix cinerea2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea2025
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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