White Tor Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 71 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 71 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Derbyshire Dales Getting here
53.10916, -1.53346
Open directionsv 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 🅿️ High Peak Junction 10m away — 20 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 🅿️ High Peak Junction 10m away — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Mallard +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Mallard +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hemp-agrimony, Herb-Robert, Butterbur +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Ramsons, Elder, Bramble +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Glow-worm, Red-legged Shieldbug, Common Green Grasshopper +34 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Glow-worm, Red-legged Shieldbug, Common Green Grasshopper +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 78 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 Derwent Valley Heritage Way Walking route 89 km ▾
Named route Length 89 km Regional walking route
Show on map Amber Valley Routeways Walk 12 Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Holt Lane public footpath · 86 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 86 m Surface gravel Path type: service
Show on map 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 547 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 547 National Cycle Network
Show on map White Peak Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 680 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 680 Length 2.3 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface flexsurface
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 852 m ▾
Named route Ref 680 Length 852 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 194 m ▾
Named route Ref 547 Length 194 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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
Wood Lane bridleway · 191 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 191 m Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map Wood Lane bridleway · 13 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 13 m Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Downhill Footpath - Coumbs Wood on the right
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Wildlife to spot
31,831 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 31,831 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Jackdaw · Mallard · Blue Tit · Wren +38
Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Dog's Mercury · Lesser Celandine · Ramsons · Butterbur · Hazel +52
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Ramsons Allium ursinum Butterbur Petasites hybridus Hazel Corylus avellana Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Sanicle Sanicula europaea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 31,831 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Jackdaw · Mallard · Blue Tit · Wren +38
Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Dog's Mercury · Lesser Celandine · Ramsons · Butterbur · Hazel +52
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Ramsons Allium ursinum Butterbur Petasites hybridus Hazel Corylus avellana Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Sanicle Sanicula europaea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica
Common Duckweed Lemna minor
Common Duckweed Lemna minor
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica
Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica
Common Ivy Hedera helix subsp. helix
Common Ivy Hedera helix subsp. helix
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Yew Taxus baccata
Yew Taxus baccata
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Dryopteris affinis Dryopteris affinis
Dryopteris affinis Dryopteris affinis
Reed Sweet-grass Glyceria maxima
Reed Sweet-grass Glyceria maxima
Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare
Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Hard Shield-fern Polystichum aculeatum
Hard Shield-fern Polystichum aculeatum
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Dame's-violet Hesperis matronalis
Dame's-violet Hesperis matronalis
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
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