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53.27648, -1.58369
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow, Stonechat +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow, Stonechat +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Emerald Damselfly, Black Darter +69 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Emerald Damselfly, Black Darter +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Marsh Thistle, Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil, Cross-leaved Heath +52 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Marsh Thistle, Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil, Cross-leaved Heath +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Bilberry, Crowberry agg., Common Nettle +5 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Chesterfield Round Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Derwent Valley Heritage Way Walking route 89 km ▾
Named route Length 89 km Regional walking route
Show on map Pink Route (Padley Gorge and Burbage Brook Walk), Longshaw Estate Walking route 2.7 km ▾
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Named route Length 2.7 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Orange Route, Longshaw Estate Walking route 2.7 km ▾
No steps or stiles.
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Named route Length 2.7 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Views and Woodlands Walk at Longshaw, Longshaw Estate Walking route 8.4 km ▾
Panoramic views across the Peak District. This circular walk includes some short, steep sections as well as uneven ground and some muddy areas. Ensure you are wearing suitable footwear.
Named route Length 8.4 km Duration 03:30 Round trip Local walking route
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Signed route nearby
White Edge Loop Cycling Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
31,697 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 31,697 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Meadow Pipit · Reed Bunting · Kestrel · Wren +35
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Red Deer · Mole · Badger
Red Deer Cervus elaphus Mole Talpa europaea Badger Meles meles Adder · Common Lizard
Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 17 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Black Darter · Hairy Wood Ant · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Southern Hawker +12
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Black Darter Sympetrum danae Hairy Wood Ant Formica lugubris Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Elder · Common Nettle · Wood Avens · Sycamore · Broad-leaved Dock +6
Elder Sambucus nigra Common Nettle Urtica dioica Wood Avens Geum urbanum Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 31,697 records · National Biodiversity Network Carrion Crow · Meadow Pipit · Reed Bunting · Kestrel · Wren +35
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Red Deer · Mole · Badger
Red Deer Cervus elaphus Mole Talpa europaea Badger Meles meles Adder · Common Lizard
Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 17 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Black Darter · Hairy Wood Ant · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Southern Hawker +12
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Black Darter Sympetrum danae Hairy Wood Ant Formica lugubris Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Elder · Common Nettle · Wood Avens · Sycamore · Broad-leaved Dock +6
Elder Sambucus nigra Common Nettle Urtica dioica Wood Avens Geum urbanum Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Emerald Damselfly
Emerald Damselfly
Lestes sponsa
Lestes sponsa
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Chrysotoxum arcuatum Chrysotoxum arcuatum
Chrysotoxum arcuatum Chrysotoxum arcuatum
Birch Disc-miner Heterarthrus nemoratus
Birch Disc-miner Heterarthrus nemoratus
Dorhn’s Alder Mining Sawfly Fenusa dohrnii
Dorhn’s Alder Mining Sawfly Fenusa dohrnii 2025
2025
Bell Heather Erica cinerea2025
Bell Heather Erica cinerea2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Heather Calluna vulgaris2025
Heather Calluna vulgaris2025 