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Stag Wood

2 ha

📷 Dr Duncan Pepper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.14328, -2.05676

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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
  • 🌿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
Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Blue Tit +89 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Blue Tit +89 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Bibio pomonae, Scathophaga stercoraria, Common Green Grasshopper +3 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Bibio pomonae, Scathophaga stercoraria, Common Green Grasshopper +3 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Heather, Silver Birch, Gorse +3 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Heather, Silver Birch, Gorse +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 17Walking route16.2 km
Named routeLength 16.2 kmRegional walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 16Walking route18.1 km
Named routeLength 18.1 kmRegional walking route
Churnet WayWalking route
Named route
Gritstone Trail (Rushton Spencer - Kidsgrove)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Gritstone Trail (River Dane - Rushton Spencer)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 559Cycling route
Named routeRef 559National Cycle Network
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
Main RouteCycling route5.5 km
Named routeRef 559Length 5.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route643 m
Named routeRef 559Length 643 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A small wood beside the road running downhill to Upper Haddon

📷 Dr Duncan Pepper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A small wood beside the road running downhill to Upper Haddon

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Brough ParkUrban park4.3 km→🦉BROUGH PARK FIELDSNature reserve4 km→🌱Ball Haye GardensUrban park4.2 km→🌱Brough ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Brough ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Westwood Recreation GroundUrban park4.5 km→

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