Stage 6 National Forest Way: Ticknall & Hartshorne

The National Forest Way takes walkers on a 75-mile journey through a transforming landscape.

This 5-mile stage includes the northern-most point on the National Forest Way, Hangman's Stone. Highlights of the stage include Foremark Reservoir and the dramatic rock formations at Carver's Rocks.

The trail passes through swathes of new woodland plantations and Hartshorne Bog, with its board walk, fallen trunks and wet woodland flowers.

**IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING PATHS AT FOREMARK RESERVOIR**

National Trust is carrying out forestry works at Foremark from November. Over the next few weeks, the footpath along the National Forest Way behind the kiosk will be closed intermittently.

This may affect access to the waymarked walks. However, the bridleway will remain open, which you can access from the car park via the playground.

We apologise for this inconvenience but ask that you please respect these path closures and follow diversions, as large machinery will be present to remove trees safely. When exploring Foremark please also keep your dog on a short lead.

Thank you for your understanding.

For more information about the work we're doing, please visit: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/.../tree-felling-at...

Location Map

Ticknall Derbyshire

Walk type National Forest Way Stage

Points of Interest

Hartshorne
Hartshorne village is set amongst pleasant hilly farmland. The Church of St Peters contains the family tomb of the Dethick family, one of whom went to Cleves to find a fourth wife for Henry VIII.

Hartshorne Bog & Buildings Farm Woods
An attractive boardwalk and woodland path leads you through Hartshorne Bog into the network of interconnected woodlands that form Buildings Farm Woods and Hartshorne Woods. Colourful trees such as cherry and avenues of rowans blossom each spring to create interest.

Foremark Reservoir and Carver's Rocks
Foremark Reservoir is a haven for wildlife with an abundance of flora and fauna. At the southern tip of the reservoir, the millstone grit of Carver's Rocks towers above you: a brief nod to the geology of the Peak District in The National Forest.

Ticknall
Ticknall is an attractive village that until recently was largely owned by the Calke Abbey estate. During the 18th and early 19th centuries, the village was busy with lime quarries and potteries. The imposing arch on the main road carried a lime tramway through the Calke estate to the Ashby canal.