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Swallowmoss Plantation

5 ha

📷 L Marsden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

53.14477, -1.90461

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 158m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Red Grouse (scotica), Kestrel +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Red Grouse (scotica), Kestrel +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Cercopis vulnerata, Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Sericomyia silentis +8 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Cercopis vulnerata, Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Sericomyia silentis +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Sorrel, Alder, Wild Angelica +9 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Sorrel, Alder, Wild Angelica +9 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 16Walking route18.1 km
Named routeLength 18.1 kmRegional walking route
Manifold TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 549Cycling route
Named routeRef 549National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route26 m
Named routeRef 549Length 26 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
Main RouteCycling route218 m
Named routeRef 549Length 218 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route19 m
Named routeRef 549Length 19 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route559 m
Named routeRef 549Length 559 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route351 m
Named routeRef 549Length 351 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Old Boundary Markwe at Swallowmoss Plantation

📷 L Marsden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Old Boundary Markwe at Swallowmoss Plantation

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✦Copper mines on Ecton HillHistoric site4.3 km→⛪St Bartholomew's ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→✦Blake Low bowl barrowHistoric site3 km→✦Two bowl barrows 365m south of HillsideHistoric site2.6 km→⛪St Lawrence's ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→✦Rye Low bowl barrowHistoric site4.1 km→

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