Plan your visit
🦅Birds🧺Picnic🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
53.34045, -1.94762
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
8 activities🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Nature reserve — public outdoor space
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km17 signed routes nearby · 25 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
GM Ringway Stage 6Walking route13.4 km▾
GM Ringway Stage 6 - Strines to Marple
Named routeLength 13.4 kmRegional walking route
Lantern Pike Circular (Ethel), High PeakWalking route7.4 km▾
Named routeLength 7.4 kmDuration 02:30Round tripLocal walking route
Mount Famine, South Head and Brown Knoll (Ethels), High PeakWalking route10.9 km▾
Named routeLength 10.9 kmDuration 03:00Round tripLocal walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 2Walking route15.6 km▾
Named routeLength 15.6 kmRegional walking route
Peak Forest Tramway Trailpublic footpath · 255 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 255 mSurface compactedPath type: footway
Peak Forest Tramway Trailpublic footpath · 626 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 626 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
High Peak CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Peak Forest Tramway TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Sett Valley TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Peak Forest CanalCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
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
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Stubbins Lane, Chinley, Easter Sunday 2008 - geograph.org.uk - 814134
Photos
Stubbins Lane, Chinley, Easter Sunday 2008 - geograph.org.uk - 814134
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
16,305 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,305 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds10 species
autumnwinter
2025Woodpigeon · Magpie · Jackdaw · Tawny Owl · Kestrel
+5 more speciesHide species list
All 10 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- DunnockPrunella modularis
🦌Mammals5 species
summerautumn
2025Red Fox · Roe Deer · Bat · Grey Squirrel · Mole
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Eristalis pertinax · Eudasyphora cyanella · Marmalade Hoverfly
+7 more speciesHide species list
All 12 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
- Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
🌿Plants60 species
springsummer
2026Himalayan Balsam · Holly · Lesser Celandine · Gorse · Ivy
+55 more speciesHide species list
All 60 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- GorseUlex europaeus
- IvyHedera helix
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,305 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds10 species
autumnwinter
2025Woodpigeon · Magpie · Jackdaw · Tawny Owl · Kestrel
+5 more speciesHide species list
All 10 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- DunnockPrunella modularis
🦌Mammals5 species
summerautumn
2025Red Fox · Roe Deer · Bat · Grey Squirrel · Mole
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Eristalis pertinax · Eudasyphora cyanella · Marmalade Hoverfly
+7 more speciesHide species list
All 12 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
- Eudasyphora cyanellaEudasyphora cyanella
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
🌿Plants60 species
springsummer
2026Himalayan Balsam · Holly · Lesser Celandine · Gorse · Ivy
+55 more speciesHide species list
All 60 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- GorseUlex europaeus
- IvyHedera helix
- Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas