Taddington Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 107 ha
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53.22799, -1.74556
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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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Dipper, Blue Tit, Robin +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Dipper, Blue Tit, Robin +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Toothwort, Early-purple Orchid, Meadow Saxifrage +141 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Barren Strawberry, Hogweed, Elder +21 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Common Darter, Broad-bodied Chaser +144 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 55 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Midshires Way Walking route 370 km ▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named route Length 370 km Regional walking route
Show on map Limestone Way Walking route 74 km ▾
Castleton to Rocester
Named route Length 74 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map High Peak Trail Walking route 27 km ▾
Named route Length 27 km Regional walking route
Show on map Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 1 Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Monsal Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Great Shacklow Steps public footpath · 138 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 138 m Path type: steps
Show on map Wheal Lane public footpath · 221 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 221 m Surface paved Path type: service
Show on map Bare Jarnett Road public footpath · 480 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 480 m Surface ground Path type: track
Show on map 25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Cycleway (on road alternative) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map Monsal Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 680 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 549 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 549 National Cycle Network
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 2.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 2.3 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 116 m ▾
Named route Ref 68 Length 116 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
High Peak Trail Mountain bike route 27 km ▾
Named route Ref High Peak Trail Length 27 km Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines) Mountain bike route 130.4 km ▾
Named route Length 130.4 km National Cycle Network
Show on map 10 public paths nearby
Public paths
Brushfield Lane bridleway · 692 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 692 m Surface unpaved Path type: track
Show on map Brushfield Lane bridleway · 291 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 291 m Surface unpaved Path type: track
Show on map Brushfield Lane bridleway · 103 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 103 m Surface paved Path type: service
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
21,117 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,117 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Dipper · Woodpigeon +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Woodcock Scolopax rusticola House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Darter · Yellow Meadow Ant · Common Hawker · Red Wood Ant · Eristalis tenax +12
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2025 Red Wood Ant Formica rufa Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Lords-and-Ladies · Elder · Common Nettle · Hemp-agrimony · Small Teasel +37
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Elder Sambucus nigra Common Nettle Urtica dioica Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025 Small Teasel Dipsacus pilosus2025 Ploughman's-spikenard Inula conyzae2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,117 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Dipper · Woodpigeon +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Woodcock Scolopax rusticola House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 17 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Darter · Yellow Meadow Ant · Common Hawker · Red Wood Ant · Eristalis tenax +12
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2025 Red Wood Ant Formica rufa Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Lords-and-Ladies · Elder · Common Nettle · Hemp-agrimony · Small Teasel +37
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Elder Sambucus nigra Common Nettle Urtica dioica Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025 Small Teasel Dipsacus pilosus2025 Ploughman's-spikenard Inula conyzae2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Marmalade Hoverfly
Marmalade Hoverfly
Episyrphus balteatus2025
Episyrphus balteatus2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2025
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus2025
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2025
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025 Wood Anemone
Wood Anemone
Anemone nemorosa
Anemone nemorosa
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Hard Shield-fern Polystichum aculeatum2025
Hard Shield-fern Polystichum aculeatum2025
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2025
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Intermediate Polypody Polypodium interjectum2025
Intermediate Polypody Polypodium interjectum2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare2025
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare2025
Welted Thistle Carduus crispus2025
Welted Thistle Carduus crispus2025
Bulrush Typha latifolia2025
Bulrush Typha latifolia2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Pale Toadflax Linaria repens2025
Pale Toadflax Linaria repens2025
Orpine Hylotelephium telephium2025
Orpine Hylotelephium telephium2025
Musk Thistle Carduus nutans2025
Musk Thistle Carduus nutans2025
Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria2025
Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria2025
Musk-mallow Malva moschata2025
Musk-mallow Malva moschata2025
Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga2025
Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga2025
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2025
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2025
Giant Bellflower Campanula latifolia2025
Giant Bellflower Campanula latifolia2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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