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Getting here
53.28100, -1.40545
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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 296m away — 4 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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 296m away — 4 car parks within reach
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Great Tit +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Great Tit +72 more · last seen 2026
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Elder +39 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Elder +39 more · last seen 2026
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Willow Emerald Damselfly +29 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Willow Emerald Damselfly +29 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Good match
Plants — Elder, Hazel, Blackthorn +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
12 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Chesterfield Round WalkWalking route
Cuckoo WayWalking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Staveley to Chesterfield spur)Walking route
Sheffield Country WalkWalking route85 km
Dronfield Rotary WalkWalking route
🚴Cycling
74 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 5Cycling route
Doorstep RideCycling route
LCN 3Cycling route
Route 67Cycling route
Sheffield Local Cycle NetworkCycling route
Sheffield Local Cycle Network
N/ACycling route67 m
Wildlife to spot
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