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Stakebank Wood

16 ha

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsDogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

53.05104, -1.99225

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Blackthorn, Wood-sorrel, Bilberry +1 more foraging species

Varies

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: National Route 550

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Green Dock Beetle, River Skater +16 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Green Dock Beetle, River Skater +16 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 29 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
Churnet WayWalking route
Named route
Valley Woodland TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Booth's Wood LoopWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Devil's Staircase Pathpublic footpath · 481 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 481 mPath type: path
Ipstones 11public footpath · 53 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 53 mPath type: path
Ipstones 15public footpath · 388 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 388 mPath type: path
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Cycling

7 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 route643 m
Named routeRef 559Length 643 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route8.8 km
Named routeRef 550Length 8.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Intake

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️CONSALL NATURE PARKCountry park2.5 km→🦉CONSALLNature reserve2.5 km→🐄Peak Wildlife ParkVisitor farm4.7 km→🌱Consall Nature ParkUrban park2.5 km→🐄Valais Blacknose SheepVisitor farm4.6 km→🐄OtterVisitor farm4.7 km→

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