Rock Gardens - Broadleaved woodland 16 ha
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🐶 Dogs🦋 Insects🦉 Wildlife
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 16 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Derbyshire Dales Getting here
53.27875, -1.68718
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 ▾
Access statement: https://nt.global.ssl.fastly.net/binaries/content/assets/website/national/regions/peak-district-derbyshire/places/longshaw-burbage-and-the-eastern-moors/pdf/230208-longshaw-access-statement-feb-2024.pdf
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.
Accessibility statement: https://nt.global.ssl.fastly.net/binaries/content/assets/website/national/regions/peak-district-derbyshire/places/longshaw-burbage-and-the-eastern-moors/pdf/230208-longshaw-access-statement-feb-2024.pdf
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
Show on map Longshaw Woodland Explorer Walk, Longshaw Estate Walking route 4.8 km ▾
Reasonable terrain with some steep sections.
https://nt.global.ssl.fastly.net/binaries/content/assets/website/national/regions/peak-district-derbyshire/places/longshaw-burbage-and-the-eastern-moors/pdf/230208-longshaw-access-statement-feb-2024.pdf
Named route Length 4.8 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
White Edge Loop Cycling Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Monsal Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 680 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 680 Length 2.4 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 476 m ▾
Named route Ref 680 Length 476 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 484 m ▾
Named route Ref 680 Length 484 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 601 m ▾
Named route Ref 680 Length 601 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Tideswell Lane byway open to all traffic · 1.9 km ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 1.9 km Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map Photos A623 in woodland, Middleton Dale
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Wildlife to spot
17,631 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,631 records · National Biodiversity Network Coot · Tufted Duck · Lapwing · Carrion Crow · Teal +47
Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 6 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Eristalis tenax · Scathophaga stercoraria · Yellow Meadow Ant · Green Shieldbug +1
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea 🌿 Plants 10 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Primrose · Coltsfoot · Stinking Hellebore · Weld · Wood Melick +5
Primrose Primula vulgaris Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus Weld Reseda luteola Wood Melick Melica uniflora2025 Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,631 records · National Biodiversity Network Coot · Tufted Duck · Lapwing · Carrion Crow · Teal +47
Coot Fulica atra Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 🐝 Insects 6 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Eristalis tenax · Scathophaga stercoraria · Yellow Meadow Ant · Green Shieldbug +1
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea 🌿 Plants 10 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Primrose · Coltsfoot · Stinking Hellebore · Weld · Wood Melick +5
Primrose Primula vulgaris Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus Weld Reseda luteola Wood Melick Melica uniflora2025 Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca2025
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca2025
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum2025
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum2025
Betony Betonica officinalis2025
Betony Betonica officinalis2025 