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Edge Plantation - Woodland plantation

6 ha

📷 Gerald England · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

53.28838, -1.88210

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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

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

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

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Limestone WayWalking route74 km

Castleton to Rocester

Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
White Peak Loop - Link to Monsal TrailWalking route
Named route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 2Walking route15.6 km
Named routeLength 15.6 kmRegional walking route
Peak Forest Tramway TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
High Peak CyclewayCycling route
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Buxton Cycle Route 4Cycling route
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Buxton Cycle Route 1Cycling route
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Buxton Cycle Route 3Cycling route
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Buxton Cycle Route 5Cycling route
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Buxton Cycle Route 2Cycling route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bibbington Crag

📷 Gerald England · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bibbington Crag

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🌱Pavilion GardensUrban park4.3 km→🌱Pavilion GardensUrban park4.3 km→🌱Memorial ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱War Memorial ParkUrban park4.3 km→✦PAVILION GARDENS, BUXTONHistoric site4.4 km→🌱Ashwood ParkUrban park3.8 km→

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