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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
Bike parkingParking· PaidToilets

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Robin +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Robin +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Scurfy Twiglet, Bonet Odro, Frosty Bonnet +243 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Scurfy Twiglet, Bonet Odro, Frosty Bonnet +243 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ground-elder, Primrose, Gorse +33 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ground-elder, Primrose, Gorse +33 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Fungi — Jelly Ear, Oakbug Milkcap, Phragmocephala atra +23 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Azure Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, 7-spot Ladybird +42 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, 7-spot Ladybird +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 24 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Habitat Walk Ladderedge Country Park (Green Arrows)Walking route

Includes some hills

Named routeDuration 45min
Young Woodland LoopWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 17Walking route16.2 km
Named routeLength 16.2 kmRegional walking route
Churnet WayWalking route
Named route
Fosters TrailWalking route
Named route
Pickwood Roadpublic footpath · 10 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 10 mPath type: path
Pickwood Roadpublic footpath · 7 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 7 mPath type: path
Pickwood Roadpublic footpath · 9 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 9 mPath type: path
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 559Cycling route
Named routeRef 559National Cycle Network
National Route 550Cycling route
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route170 m
Named routeRef 559Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 559Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 559Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route302 m
Named routeRef 559Length 302 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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