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Lathkill Dale and Mandale mines and soughs

✦ Ancient woodland10 ha

📷 John Slater · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Free entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

53.18959, -1.71445

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hawfinch and Mallard
  • 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Hawfinch, Mallard, Carrion Crow +60 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Ancient woodland

Very strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Hawfinch, Mallard, Carrion Crow +60 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Green-veined White +65 more · last seen 2025

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hemp-agrimony, Crosswort, Wood Sage +110 more · last seen 2026

Bluebell walks

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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6 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
High Peak TrailWalking route27 km▾
Named routeLength 27 kmRegional walking route
Peak PilgrimageWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Monsal TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

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12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Monsal TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 680National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km▾
Named routeRef 54Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route776 m▾
Named routeRef 54Length 776 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route6.1 km▾
Named routeRef 680Length 6.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

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3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Tissington TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Tissington TrailPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
High Peak TrailMountain bike route27 km▾
Named routeRef High Peak TrailLength 27 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km▾
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network
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Horse riding

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11 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

About this historic site

Scheduled Monument

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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Footpath in Lathkill Dale

📷 John Slater · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath in Lathkill Dale

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✦ AncientFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦'Sheepwash' BridgeHistoric site3.7 km→🌱Bath GardensUrban park3.7 km→🌱Bath GardensUrban park3.7 km→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→🌱Riverside GardenUrban park3.9 km→✦Magpie, Dirty Red Soil, Maypit, Horsesteps and Great Red Soil lead mines and a limekiln, 590m south east of Johnson Lane FarmHistoric site3 km→