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Brindley's Mill

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📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

53.10977, -2.03523

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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
  • 🛝Playground 185m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· PaidPlayground

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Azure Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Common Blue Damselfly +61 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Common Blue Damselfly +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Ground-elder, Wood Anemone +50 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Ground-elder, Wood Anemone +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Plants — Ground-elder, Hazel, Garlic Mustard +7 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Habitat Walk Ladderedge Country Park (Green Arrows)Walking route

Includes some hills

Named routeDuration 45min
Young Woodland LoopWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 17Walking route16.2 km
Named routeLength 16.2 kmRegional walking route
Churnet WayWalking route
Named route
Fosters TrailWalking route
Named route
Leek Town 10public footpath · 8 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 8 mSurface settPath type: path
Leek Town 6public footpath · 65 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 65 mSurface gravelPath type: path
Leek Town 6public footpath · 798 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 798 mSurface grassPath type: path
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 559Cycling route
Named routeRef 559National Cycle Network
National Route 550Cycling route
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route170 m
Named routeRef 559Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 559Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 559Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route302 m
Named routeRef 559Length 302 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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Brindley's Mill

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Brough ParkUrban park800 m→🏞️LADDEREDGECountry park2.1 km→🌱Ladderedge Country ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Deep Hayes Country ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Westwood Recreation GroundUrban park600 m→🌱Brough ParkUrban park600 m→

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