Plan your visit
🦅Birds🛝Family🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
53.37800, -1.94261
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Millie's Bed & Breakfast — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Millie's Bed & Breakfast — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Best for
12 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Wren +66 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Wren +66 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
playground, café, parking
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Western Honey Bee +32 more · last seen 2025
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Welsh Poppy, Foxglove, Green Alkanet +66 more · last seen 2026
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km17 signed routes nearby · 29 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
Broken BanksWalking route▾
Mill Streetpublic footpath · 48 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 48 mSurface gravelPath type: service
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
High Peak CyclewayCycling 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
16 public paths nearby
Public paths
Valley Roadbridleway · 324 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 324 mPath type: unclassified
Snake Pathbridleway · 406 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 406 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Sett Valley Trailbridleway · 74 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 74 mSurface compactedPath type: cycleway
Snake Pathbridleway · 35 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 35 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Sett Valley Trailbridleway · 66 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 66 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
River Sett near Hayfield Park
Photos
River Sett near Hayfield Park
Facilities
☕Café
Millie's Bed & Breakfast · 237m
🅿️Parking
Hayfield Picnic Site Pay and Display Car Park · Paid · 183m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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