Plan your visit
🦅Birds🧺Picnic🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.38041, -1.95347
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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 km18 signed routes nearby · 22 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
Primrose Lanepublic footpath · 12 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 12 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Primrose Lanepublic footpath · 5 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 5 mSurface rockPath type: footway
Primrose Lanepublic footpath · 157 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 157 mSurface dirtPath type: footway
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
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Sett Valley Trailbridleway · 74 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 74 mSurface compactedPath type: cycleway
Sett Valley Trailbridleway · 66 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 66 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Sett Valley Trailbridleway · 1.4 km▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.4 kmSurface compactedPath type: cycleway
Sett Valley Trailbridleway · 52 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 52 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
✓ 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
16,768 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,768 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds44 species
summerautumn
2026Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Wren · Goldfinch · Blackbird
+39 more speciesHide species list
All 44 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2025Brown Hare · Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Mole
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026Common Toad
Bibio pomonae · Red-legged Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Birch Shieldbug · Orange Ladybird
+10 more speciesHide species list
All 15 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Four-barred MajorOxycera rara
Himalayan Balsam · Common Knapweed · Harebell · Common Spotted-orchid · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
+16 more speciesHide species list
All 21 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025
- Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,768 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds44 species
summerautumn
2026Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Wren · Goldfinch · Blackbird
+39 more speciesHide species list
All 44 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2025Brown Hare · Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Mole
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026Common Toad
Bibio pomonae · Red-legged Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Birch Shieldbug · Orange Ladybird
+10 more speciesHide species list
All 15 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Four-barred MajorOxycera rara
Himalayan Balsam · Common Knapweed · Harebell · Common Spotted-orchid · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
+16 more speciesHide species list
All 21 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025
- Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
