You can spend a day completing the entire walk and gain an ever changing perspective of the town from its woods. Or pick a bite sized chunk of the circle, covering one or more woods, choosing a direction and a starting point that suits the time you have available and your particular interests.

To complete the ‘core’ walk comfortably, allow 4.5 to 5 hours. It divides into three sections:

Take a look at our map or start at Poole’s Cavern to collect your own copy of the map. Here you can find out more on what BCA has to offer and even join us as a member!

• Grin Wood (Poole’s Cavern) to Ashwood Dale (3.1 miles/5km)
• Ashwood Dale to Gadley Wood (2.8 miles/4.5km)
• Gadley Wood back to Grin Low Wood (4.1 miles/6km)

Map of BCA Woodlands and walks also available to purchase from the Cafe at the Cavern

More on Buxton woodlands and points of Interest

What is under my feet? Interactive tour of Pooles Cavern

Contact BCA to join one of our proactive groups

Join BCA to find out more

 

 

Walking – tracks and trails to discover

Kids’ Activities – In wide open spaces & scrambling in the woodland

Adventures in the Woodlands – take up a challenge?

Peace – find your own tranquil space to visit

Health & Fitness – at your own pace

Nature – discover something new

 

Corbar woods blog post

Wildflowers to discover and photograph

Map detailing BCA Land and landmarks of interest

Dog Friendly Places

 

 

• There are nine woods of differing character and sizes, reflecting the Geology and the Industrial past of the town and its surroundings.
• They were mostly planted by the Duke of Devonshire in the Nineteenth Century and some were designed to hide the scars from lime burning and mineral extraction, so as to enhance the Duke’s plans to turn Buxton into the Bath Spa of the north.
• They range in size from Grin Low at just over 40 hectares to the smallest, Wye Head at 0.51 hectares.
• The woods contain over 50 kilometres of managed and maintained footpath for anyone to walk on and explore.
• Grin Low Wood contains several Sites of Special Scientific Interest and is famous for its beautiful wild flower glades. You can read about them in our Wild Flower Guide, The Wild Flowers of Grin Low Country Park.

• The woods have been acquired by the Buxton Civic Association over a number of years. Grin Low and Corbar Woods were acquired in 1970 and the latest additions to the Estate, including Hogshaw and Ashwood Dale, were acquired in 1992. All the woods are open to everyone.
• All our woods are dog friendly. All we ask for is that you respect other users of the woodlands.
• Our nine woods contain several different species of trees, of which Beech, Sycamore and Ash are the dominant species.
• The woods are home to a number of species of woodland birds, including Sparrow hawks, Pied Fly Catchers and Lesser Spotted Wood Pecker.
• We have created a walk “The Ring of Trees” which takes you on a circular route through our woods. The walk is 19.3 kilometres in length and can be broken down into small sections. The Walk is available as a Guide from Poole’s Cavern Visitor Centre.