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Getting here
53.16814, -1.65367
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🌿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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🌿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
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Jackdaw +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Jackdaw +76 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Strong match
Plants — Bilberry, Sweet Chestnut, White Dead-nettle +26 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Psychomyia fragilis, Wormaldia subnigra, Green Tiger Beetle +72 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Psychomyia fragilis, Wormaldia subnigra, Green Tiger Beetle +72 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bilberry, Herb-Robert, Maiden Pink +178 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bilberry, Herb-Robert, Maiden Pink +178 more · last seen 2026
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
8 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Midshires WayWalking route370 km
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Limestone WayWalking route74 km
Castleton to Rocester
High Peak TrailWalking route27 km
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 13Walking route16 km
🚴Cycling
11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 54Cycling route
Monsal TrailCycling route
White Peak LoopCycling route
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Main RouteCycling route336 m
🚵Mountain biking
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
High Peak TrailMountain bike route27 km
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
Wildlife to spot
Photos

Access road to commercial business in Stoney Ley Wood from B5056
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