Bunkers Hill Wood

Wood, Forest in Derbyshire Derbyshire Dales

England

Bunkers Hill Wood

Chatsworth House Gardens Viewed from near the Kitchen gardens, showing the Orangery on the left and the Display Greenhouse (1970) on the right.

Camera: Olympus Mju II
Film: Fuji Superia Reala 100
Scanner: Nikon D7200
Conversion software: Grain2Pixel (unedited)
Chatsworth House Gardens Credit: Oliver Mills

Bunkers Hill Wood is a picturesque forest located in Derbyshire, England. Covering an area of approximately 50 hectares, it is a popular destination for nature enthusiasts, hikers, and wildlife enthusiasts alike. The wood is situated near the town of New Mills, offering a tranquil escape from the hustle and bustle of urban life.

The woodland is characterized by its diverse range of tree species, including oak, birch, beech, and ash, creating a rich and vibrant canopy. The forest floor is adorned with a carpet of bluebells during the spring, creating a stunning display of color and fragrance. In addition to the impressive variety of flora, Bunkers Hill Wood is also home to a plethora of wildlife, including deer, foxes, badgers, and a wide array of bird species.

A network of well-maintained trails winds through the wood, allowing visitors to explore its natural beauty at their own pace. These paths provide opportunities for leisurely walks, jogging, or even cycling, making it an ideal destination for outdoor enthusiasts of all ages and abilities. Along the way, visitors may stumble upon hidden gems such as tranquil ponds or picturesque clearings, providing perfect spots for picnics or simply to sit and appreciate the serenity of the surroundings.

Bunkers Hill Wood offers a peaceful retreat for those seeking solace in nature. Its stunning landscapes, diverse ecosystems, and abundant wildlife make it a must-visit destination for anyone looking to immerse themselves in the natural beauty of Derbyshire. Whether it's a family outing, a romantic walk, or a solo adventure, this enchanting forest is sure to leave visitors with lasting memories.

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Bunkers Hill Wood Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 53.221794/-1.5832319 or Grid Reference SK2769. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Chatsworth House Gardens Viewed from near the Kitchen gardens, showing the Orangery on the left and the Display Greenhouse (1970) on the right.

Camera: Olympus Mju II
Film: Fuji Superia Reala 100
Scanner: Nikon D7200
Conversion software: Grain2Pixel (unedited)
Chatsworth House Gardens
Viewed from near the Kitchen gardens, showing the Orangery on the left and the Display Greenhouse (1970) on the right. Camera: Olympus Mju II Film: Fuji Superia Reala 100 Scanner: Nikon D7200 Conversion software: Grain2Pixel (unedited)
Greenhouses in the Kitchen Garden, Chatsworth House Showing the Stables in the background.

Camera: Olympus Mju II
Film: Fuji Superia Reala 100
Scanner: Nikon D7200
Conversion software: Grain2Pixel (unedited)
Greenhouses in the Kitchen Garden, Chatsworth House
Showing the Stables in the background. Camera: Olympus Mju II Film: Fuji Superia Reala 100 Scanner: Nikon D7200 Conversion software: Grain2Pixel (unedited)
The Conservative Wall, Chatsworth House Also showing "Flora's Temple" on the left. The Conservative wall is a very shallow cascading glasshouse; a truly striking feature.

Camera: Olympus Mju II
Film: Fuji Superia Reala 100
Scanner: Nikon D7200
Conversion software: Grain2Pixel (unedited)
The Conservative Wall, Chatsworth House
Also showing "Flora's Temple" on the left. The Conservative wall is a very shallow cascading glasshouse; a truly striking feature. Camera: Olympus Mju II Film: Fuji Superia Reala 100 Scanner: Nikon D7200 Conversion software: Grain2Pixel (unedited)
Chatsworth House Gardens Showing the "100 Steps" and the Maze.

Camera: Olympus Mju II
Film: Fuji Superia Reala 100
Scanner: Nikon D7200
Conversion software: Grain2Pixel (unedited)
Chatsworth House Gardens
Showing the "100 Steps" and the Maze. Camera: Olympus Mju II Film: Fuji Superia Reala 100 Scanner: Nikon D7200 Conversion software: Grain2Pixel (unedited)
Chatsworth House Cascade A more civilised scene to that of 1983, surprisingly! <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1558060">SK2670 : The cascade, Chatsworth</a>

Camera: Olympus Mju II
Film: Fuji Superia Reala 100
Scanner: Nikon D7200
Conversion software: Grain2Pixel (unedited)
Chatsworth House Cascade
A more civilised scene to that of 1983, surprisingly! SK2670 : The cascade, Chatsworth Camera: Olympus Mju II Film: Fuji Superia Reala 100 Scanner: Nikon D7200 Conversion software: Grain2Pixel (unedited)
Chatsworth House Gardens Showing the Orangery and part of the House in the background.

Camera: Olympus Mju II
Film: Fuji Superia Reala 100
Scanner: Nikon D7200
Conversion software: Grain2Pixel (unedited)
Chatsworth House Gardens
Showing the Orangery and part of the House in the background. Camera: Olympus Mju II Film: Fuji Superia Reala 100 Scanner: Nikon D7200 Conversion software: Grain2Pixel (unedited)
Former stable block at Chatsworth House Now used primarily as a café and restaurant.
Former stable block at Chatsworth House
Now used primarily as a café and restaurant.
Looking down the cascade at Chatsworth
Looking down the cascade at Chatsworth
The Chatsworth Maze
The Chatsworth Maze
The Cascade, Chatsworth House Chatsworth House is a stately home in Derbyshire. It is in the Derbyshire Dales, about 3.5 miles north-east of Bakewell. It is the seat of the Duke of Devonshire and has been home to the Cavendish family since 1549.
Standing on the east bank of the River Derwent, Chatsworth looks across Chatsworth Park. The house, set in expansive parkland and backed by wooded, rocky hills rising to heather moorland, contains a unique collection of priceless paintings, furniture, Old Master drawings, neoclassical sculptures, books and other artefacts. Chatsworth has been selected as the United Kingdom's favourite country house several times
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The Cascade, Chatsworth House
Chatsworth House is a stately home in Derbyshire. It is in the Derbyshire Dales, about 3.5 miles north-east of Bakewell. It is the seat of the Duke of Devonshire and has been home to the Cavendish family since 1549. Standing on the east bank of the River Derwent, Chatsworth looks across Chatsworth Park. The house, set in expansive parkland and backed by wooded, rocky hills rising to heather moorland, contains a unique collection of priceless paintings, furniture, Old Master drawings, neoclassical sculptures, books and other artefacts. Chatsworth has been selected as the United Kingdom's favourite country house several times Grade I listed. LinkExternal link Wikipedia: LinkExternal link Website: LinkExternal link
The Cascade, Chatsworth House Chatsworth House is a stately home in Derbyshire. It is in the Derbyshire Dales, about 3.5 miles north-east of Bakewell. It is the seat of the Duke of Devonshire and has been home to the Cavendish family since 1549.
Standing on the east bank of the River Derwent, Chatsworth looks across Chatsworth Park. The house, set in expansive parkland and backed by wooded, rocky hills rising to heather moorland, contains a unique collection of priceless paintings, furniture, Old Master drawings, neoclassical sculptures, books and other artefacts. Chatsworth has been selected as the United Kingdom's favourite country house several times
Grade I listed. <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-81648-chatsworth-house-chatsworth-derbyshire" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-81648-chatsworth-house-chatsworth-derbyshire">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> 
Wikipedia: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatsworth_House" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatsworth_House">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
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The Cascade, Chatsworth House
Chatsworth House is a stately home in Derbyshire. It is in the Derbyshire Dales, about 3.5 miles north-east of Bakewell. It is the seat of the Duke of Devonshire and has been home to the Cavendish family since 1549. Standing on the east bank of the River Derwent, Chatsworth looks across Chatsworth Park. The house, set in expansive parkland and backed by wooded, rocky hills rising to heather moorland, contains a unique collection of priceless paintings, furniture, Old Master drawings, neoclassical sculptures, books and other artefacts. Chatsworth has been selected as the United Kingdom's favourite country house several times Grade I listed. LinkExternal link Wikipedia: LinkExternal link Website: LinkExternal link
Emperor Fountain and Canal Pond, Chatsworth House Chatsworth House is a stately home in Derbyshire. It is in the Derbyshire Dales, about 3.5 miles north-east of Bakewell. It is the seat of the Duke of Devonshire and has been home to the Cavendish family since 1549.
Standing on the east bank of the River Derwent, Chatsworth looks across Chatsworth Park. The house, set in expansive parkland and backed by wooded, rocky hills rising to heather moorland, contains a unique collection of priceless paintings, furniture, Old Master drawings, neoclassical sculptures, books and other artefacts. Chatsworth has been selected as the United Kingdom's favourite country house several times
Grade I listed. <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-81648-chatsworth-house-chatsworth-derbyshire" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-81648-chatsworth-house-chatsworth-derbyshire">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> 
Wikipedia: <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatsworth_House" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatsworth_House">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Website: <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.chatsworth.org/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.chatsworth.org/">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Emperor Fountain and Canal Pond, Chatsworth House
Chatsworth House is a stately home in Derbyshire. It is in the Derbyshire Dales, about 3.5 miles north-east of Bakewell. It is the seat of the Duke of Devonshire and has been home to the Cavendish family since 1549. Standing on the east bank of the River Derwent, Chatsworth looks across Chatsworth Park. The house, set in expansive parkland and backed by wooded, rocky hills rising to heather moorland, contains a unique collection of priceless paintings, furniture, Old Master drawings, neoclassical sculptures, books and other artefacts. Chatsworth has been selected as the United Kingdom's favourite country house several times Grade I listed. LinkExternal link Wikipedia: LinkExternal link Website: LinkExternal link
Chatsworth House Chatsworth House is a stately home in Derbyshire. It is in the Derbyshire Dales, about 3.5 miles north-east of Bakewell. It is the seat of the Duke of Devonshire and has been home to the Cavendish family since 1549.
Standing on the east bank of the River Derwent, Chatsworth looks across Chatsworth Park. The house, set in expansive parkland and backed by wooded, rocky hills rising to heather moorland, contains a unique collection of priceless paintings, furniture, Old Master drawings, neoclassical sculptures, books and other artefacts. Chatsworth has been selected as the United Kingdom's favourite country house several times
Grade I listed. <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-81648-chatsworth-house-chatsworth-derbyshire" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-81648-chatsworth-house-chatsworth-derbyshire">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span> 
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Website: <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.chatsworth.org/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.chatsworth.org/">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Chatsworth House
Chatsworth House is a stately home in Derbyshire. It is in the Derbyshire Dales, about 3.5 miles north-east of Bakewell. It is the seat of the Duke of Devonshire and has been home to the Cavendish family since 1549. Standing on the east bank of the River Derwent, Chatsworth looks across Chatsworth Park. The house, set in expansive parkland and backed by wooded, rocky hills rising to heather moorland, contains a unique collection of priceless paintings, furniture, Old Master drawings, neoclassical sculptures, books and other artefacts. Chatsworth has been selected as the United Kingdom's favourite country house several times Grade I listed. LinkExternal link Wikipedia: LinkExternal link Website: LinkExternal link
Chatsworth Christmas Market Very busy on this fine November morning
Chatsworth Christmas Market
Very busy on this fine November morning
Chatsworth Park Looking from the riverside footpath across the parkland to the wooded hillside where the Hunting Tower is visible on the skyline <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1990220">SK2670 : Hunting Tower, Chatsworth, Derbyshire</a>
Chatsworth Park
Looking from the riverside footpath across the parkland to the wooded hillside where the Hunting Tower is visible on the skyline SK2670 : Hunting Tower, Chatsworth, Derbyshire
The Giant Bauble A walk-through feature of the Christmas Illuminations in Chatsworth Gardens.
The Giant Bauble
A walk-through feature of the Christmas Illuminations in Chatsworth Gardens.
Illuminated tree in the Rockery Part of the Christmas Illuminations in Chatsworth Gardens.
Illuminated tree in the Rockery
Part of the Christmas Illuminations in Chatsworth Gardens.
The Willow Tree Fountain Dramatic feature of the Christmas Illuminations in Chatsworth Gardens.
The Willow Tree Fountain
Dramatic feature of the Christmas Illuminations in Chatsworth Gardens.
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Bunkers Hill Wood is located at Grid Ref: SK2769 (Lat: 53.221794, Lng: -1.5832319)

Administrative County: Derbyshire

District: Derbyshire Dales

Police Authority: Derbyshire

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