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Robin Hood Plantations - Woodland plantation

9 ha

📷 Roger Temple · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeForaging
Free entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

53.24103, -1.58458

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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
Parking· Paid

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Upland heathland — red grouse, merlin and short-eared owl

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chesterfield Round WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Frogatt, Curbar and White Edge Red Deer Circular Walk, Longshaw EstateWalking route9.6 km

Picturesque moorland route. Mostly flat circular with one or two steep sections and some woodland tracks. The paths can be narrow and stony in some places.

Named routeLength 9.6 kmDuration 03:00Round tripLocal walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 11Walking route17 km
Named routeLength 17 kmRegional walking route
GHB Ward WalkWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Monsal TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 680National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route6.1 km
Named routeRef 680Length 6.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cairns on Gibbet Moor

📷 Roger Temple · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cairns on Gibbet Moor

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦CHATSWORTH HOUSEHistoric site2.6 km→🌱Chatsworth ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Chatsworth House GardensUrban park2.4 km→✦Queen Mary's BowerHistoric site2.5 km→✦Baslow BridgeHistoric site2.8 km→🌱Beeley Playing FieldUrban park4.3 km→

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