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Whieldon's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland9 ha

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

53.03305, -1.96185

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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
  • 🌿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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Ramsons, Meadowsweet +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Common Red Soldier Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird +27 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Ramsons, Meadowsweet, Raspberry +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 41 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Weaver WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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
Ipstones 44public footpath · 798 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 798 mPath type: path
Ipstones 120public footpath · 10 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 10 mPath type: steps
Ipstones 120public footpath · 49 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 49 mPath type: path
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Churnet Valley CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Route 550Cycling route
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route8.8 km
Named routeRef 550Length 8.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route13.8 km
Named routeRef 550Length 13.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
🐴

Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Shay Lanebyway open to all traffic · 698 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 698 mPath type: service
Shay Lanebyway open to all traffic · 340 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 340 mPath type: service
Shay Lanebyway open to all traffic · 213 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 213 mPath type: track
Shay Lanebyway open to all traffic · 86 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 86 mPath type: track
Ipstones 54byway open to all traffic · 156 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 156 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lake in Cloughhead Wood

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lake in Cloughhead Wood

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🏞️CONSALL NATURE PARKCountry park3.1 km→🦉CONSALLNature reserve3.1 km→🐄Peak Wildlife ParkVisitor farm4.1 km→🌱Consall Nature ParkUrban park3.1 km→🐄Valais Blacknose SheepVisitor farm3.9 km→🐄OtterVisitor farm4 km→

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