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Snelsdale Wood

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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 Carrion Crow and Blackbird
🐕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

🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Blackbird
🐕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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Robin +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Robin +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Small Tortoiseshell +44 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Small Tortoiseshell +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Red Campion, Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed +7 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Red Campion, Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed +7 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

17 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Limestone WayWalking route74 km

Castleton to Rocester

Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Centenary Way (Derbyshire)Walking route

Named route

Circular Park WalkWalking route1.6 km

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Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:40Round tripLocal walking route

Hinkley Wood Route, Ilam ParkWalking route1.2 km

Named routeLength 1.2 kmDuration 00:20Point-to-pointLocal walking route

Walk from Dovedale to Milldale, DovedaleWalking route5 km

Named routeLength 5 kmDuration 03:00Point-to-pointLocal walking route

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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 547Cycling route

Named routeRef 547National Cycle Network

Pennine CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network

Alternative RouteCycling route809 m

Named routeRef 547Length 809 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Alternative RouteCycling route2.3 km

Named routeRef 547Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route450 m

Named routeRef 68Length 450 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route91 m

Named routeRef 68Length 91 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Tissington TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRef Tissington TrailPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

9,490 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

9,490 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

summerwinter

2025

Robin · Goldfinch · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +41

RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
NuthatchSitta europaea
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BuzzardButeo buteo
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CootFulica atra
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
RedwingTurdus iliacus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Rock DoveColumba livia
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SiskinSpinus spinus
GoosanderMergus merganser
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
DipperCinclus cinclus
RookCorvus frugilegus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
SwallowHirundo rustica
GreenfinchChloris chloris

🦌

Mammals5 species

summerwinter

2025

Red Deer · Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Otter · Badger

Red DeerCervus elaphus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
OtterLutra lutra
BadgerMeles meles

🐝

Insects3 species

summerautumn

2025

Black Clock · Nebria rufescens · 22-spot Ladybird

Black ClockPterostichus madidus
Nebria rufescensNebria rufescens
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata

🌿

Plants101 species

spring

2026

Lesser Celandine · Field Forget-me-not · Field Wood-rush · Ivy · Primrose +96

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2025
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2025
IvyHedera helix
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2025
Sessile OakQuercus petraea2025
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2025
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025
Field-roseRosa arvensis2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
RamsonsAllium ursinum2025
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
SnapdragonAntirrhinum majus2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2025
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2025
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2025
Red FescueFestuca rubra2025
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2025
Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2025
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2025
Common VetchVicia sativa2025
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025
Lesser Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus x lepidus = B. x pseudothominei2025
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2025
Meadow BromeBromus racemosus subsp. commutatus2025
Oval SedgeCarex leporina2025
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025
Hyacinthoides hispanicaHyacinthoides hispanica2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
Early Forget-me-notMyosotis ramosissima2025
HonestyLunaria annua2025
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2025
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2025
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2025
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2025
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025
Curled DockRumex crispus2025
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
Medium-flowered Winter-cressBarbarea intermedia2025
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025
RaspberryRubus idaeus2025
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2025
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025
Wood Meadow-grassPoa nemoralis2025
Wild PlumPrunus domestica2025
Common ChickweedStellaria media2025
BugleAjuga reptans2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025
European LarchLarix decidua2025
Rosa caninaRosa canina2025
MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina2025
Meadow FescueSchedonorus pratensis2025
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025
Giant BellflowerCampanula latifolia2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

9,490 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

summerwinter

2025

Robin · Goldfinch · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +41

RobinErithacus rubecula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
JackdawColoeus monedula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
NuthatchSitta europaea
House SparrowPasser domesticus
BuzzardButeo buteo
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
CootFulica atra
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
RedwingTurdus iliacus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Rock DoveColumba livia
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SiskinSpinus spinus
GoosanderMergus merganser
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
DipperCinclus cinclus
RookCorvus frugilegus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
SwallowHirundo rustica
GreenfinchChloris chloris

🦌

Mammals5 species

summerwinter

2025

Red Deer · Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel · Otter · Badger

Red DeerCervus elaphus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
OtterLutra lutra
BadgerMeles meles

🐝

Insects3 species

summerautumn

2025

Black Clock · Nebria rufescens · 22-spot Ladybird

Black ClockPterostichus madidus
Nebria rufescensNebria rufescens
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata

🌿

Plants101 species

spring

2026

Lesser Celandine · Field Forget-me-not · Field Wood-rush · Ivy · Primrose +96

Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2025
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2025
IvyHedera helix
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2025
Sessile OakQuercus petraea2025
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2025
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025
Field-roseRosa arvensis2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
RamsonsAllium ursinum2025
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
SnapdragonAntirrhinum majus2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
Hard RushJuncus inflexus2025
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2025
Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis2025
Red FescueFestuca rubra2025
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2025
Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2025
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2025
Common VetchVicia sativa2025
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025
Lesser Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus x lepidus = B. x pseudothominei2025
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2025
Meadow BromeBromus racemosus subsp. commutatus2025
Oval SedgeCarex leporina2025
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025
Hyacinthoides hispanicaHyacinthoides hispanica2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
Early Forget-me-notMyosotis ramosissima2025
HonestyLunaria annua2025
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2025
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2025
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2025
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2025
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2025
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025
Curled DockRumex crispus2025
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
Medium-flowered Winter-cressBarbarea intermedia2025
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025
RaspberryRubus idaeus2025
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2025
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025
Wood Meadow-grassPoa nemoralis2025
Wild PlumPrunus domestica2025
Common ChickweedStellaria media2025
BugleAjuga reptans2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025
European LarchLarix decidua2025
Rosa caninaRosa canina2025
MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina2025
Meadow FescueSchedonorus pratensis2025
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025
Giant BellflowerCampanula latifolia2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Graham Hogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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