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Snelslow Plantation

6 ha

📷 Dave Dunford · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

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53.31139, -1.82389

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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
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

🌤️ 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
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Campsite

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Goldfinch, Swallow, Blue Tit +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldfinch, Swallow, Blue Tit +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Early-purple Orchid, Mountain Pansy, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +29 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Early-purple Orchid, Mountain Pansy, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Sweet Cicely, Barren Strawberry, Thyme-leaved Sandwort

Varies

Mountain biking

Good match

Named MTB route nearby: Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 39 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Limestone WayWalking route74 km

Castleton to Rocester

Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

White Peak Loop - Link to Monsal TrailWalking route

Named route

Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 2Walking route15.6 km

Named routeLength 15.6 kmRegional walking route

Mam Tor Cavedale Loop, High PeakWalking route9.5 km

Named routeLength 9.5 kmDuration 03:30Round tripLocal walking route

Mam Tor Circular Walk, High PeakWalking route4.8 km

Views of the Peak District. Plan ahead, can get extremely busy on weekends. Moderate walking on good paths, some steps and steep climbs. Several gates and stiles. Steep paths may be slippery when wet.

Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route

Damside Lanepublic footpath · 438 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 438 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

🚴

Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

High Peak CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Buxton Cycle Route 1Cycling 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 route969 m

Named routeRef 6Length 969 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.2 km

Named routeRef 6Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🚵

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

🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

Oxlow Rakebridleway · 1.2 km

Public pathbridlewayLength 1.2 kmSurface unpavedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

6,501 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,501 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

winterspring

2026

Goldfinch · Swallow · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Great Tit +54

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great TitParus major2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023

🦌

Mammals6 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Brown Hare · Rabbit · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Mole +1

Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
MoleTalpa europaea
Mountain HareLepus timidus2024

🐸

Amphibians3 species

spring

2025

Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects12 species

summer

2025

Eristalis tenax · Rhingia campestris · Bibio pomonae · Helophilus pendulus · Sicus ferrugineus +7

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus
Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
Myrmica ruginodisMyrmica ruginodis2024
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2023
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2023
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2023
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2023

🌿

Plants33 species

spring

2025

Early-purple Orchid · Mountain Pansy · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Green Spleenwort · Lady's Bedstraw +28

Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula
Mountain PansyViola lutea
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Green SpleenwortAsplenium viride
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata
Small ScabiousScabiosa columbaria
Mossy SaxifrageSaxifraga hypnoides
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
White CloverTrifolium repens
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
DaisyBellis perennis
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2024
Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2024
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2024
CowslipPrimula veris2024
AshFraxinus excelsior2023
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2023
Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2023
Bush VetchVicia sepium2023
Thyme-leaved SandwortArenaria serpyllifolia2023
Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,501 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

winterspring

2026

Goldfinch · Swallow · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Great Tit +54

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great TitParus major2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023

🦌

Mammals6 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Brown Hare · Rabbit · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Mole +1

Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
MoleTalpa europaea
Mountain HareLepus timidus2024

🐸

Amphibians3 species

spring

2025

Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common FrogRana temporaria
Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects12 species

summer

2025

Eristalis tenax · Rhingia campestris · Bibio pomonae · Helophilus pendulus · Sicus ferrugineus +7

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus
Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2024
Myrmica ruginodisMyrmica ruginodis2024
Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus2023
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2023
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2023
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2023

🌿

Plants33 species

spring

2025

Early-purple Orchid · Mountain Pansy · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Green Spleenwort · Lady's Bedstraw +28

Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula
Mountain PansyViola lutea
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Green SpleenwortAsplenium viride
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata
Small ScabiousScabiosa columbaria
Mossy SaxifrageSaxifraga hypnoides
TormentilPotentilla erecta
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
White CloverTrifolium repens
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
DaisyBellis perennis
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2024
Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia2024
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2024
CowslipPrimula veris2024
AshFraxinus excelsior2023
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2023
Common ButterwortPinguicula vulgaris2023
Bush VetchVicia sepium2023
Thyme-leaved SandwortArenaria serpyllifolia2023
Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba2023

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Dave Dunford · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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