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Cairnfield and field system north of Eaglestone Flat, 450m south west of Swine Sty

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

53.27004, -1.60164

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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
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕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
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Paid

Best for

6 activities

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 — Little Ringed Plover, Meadow Pipit, Raven +84 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Meadow Pipit, Raven +84 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Marsh Thistle, Bell Heather, Climbing Corydalis +56 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Marsh Thistle, Bell Heather, Climbing Corydalis +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Bilberry, Common Nettle, Sessile Oak +10 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Hairy Wood Ant, Common Blue Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +41 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hairy Wood Ant, Common Blue Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km

Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route

Pink Route (Padley Gorge and Burbage Brook Walk), Longshaw EstateWalking route2.7 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 routeLength 2.7 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route

Orange Route, Longshaw EstateWalking route2.7 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 routeLength 2.7 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route

Views and Woodlands Walk at Longshaw, Longshaw EstateWalking route8.4 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 routeLength 8.4 kmDuration 03:30Round tripLocal walking route

Longshaw Woodland Explorer Walk, Longshaw EstateWalking route4.8 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 routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

White Edge Loop Cycling TrailCycling route

Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route

Monsal TrailCycling route

Named routeRef 680National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route6.1 km

Named routeRef 680Length 6.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

32,451 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

32,451 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds92 species

spring

2026

Little Ringed Plover · Meadow Pipit · Raven · Carrion Crow · Stonechat +87

Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Long-eared OwlAsio otus2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus2025
DotterelEudromias morinellus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
GoshawkAstur gentilis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Falco columbarius aesalonFalco columbarius aesalon2025
CootFulica atra2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2025
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025

🦌

Mammals6 species

spring

2025

Red Deer · Badger · Roe Deer · Mole · Grey Squirrel +1

Red DeerCervus elaphus
BadgerMeles meles
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
MoleTalpa europaea
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Water VoleArvicola amphibius

🦎

Reptiles2 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Adder · Common Lizard

AdderVipera berus
Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects44 species

summer

2025

Hairy Wood Ant · Common Blue Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter +39

Hairy Wood AntFormica lugubris
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Black DarterSympetrum danae
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Formica lemaniFormica lemani
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
EupeodesEupeodes
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
Chrysotoxum arcuatumChrysotoxum arcuatum
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae
Sphaerophoria taeniataSphaerophoria taeniata
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus
Fever FlyDilophus febrilis
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni
Aphrophora majorAphrophora major
Deer KedLipoptena cervi
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
SyrphusSyrphus
Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense

🌿

Plants59 species

winter

2026

Marsh Thistle · Bell Heather · Climbing Corydalis · Foxglove · Rhododendron +54

Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Bell HeatherErica cinerea2025
Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2025
ButterburPetasites hybridus
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Sessile OakQuercus petraea
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
BrambleRubus fruticosus
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
DandelionTaraxacum
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
DaisyBellis perennis
Downy BirchBetula pubescens
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
BroomCytisus scoparius
White CloverTrifolium repens
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
GorseUlex europaeus
RowanSorbus aucuparia
HollyIlex aquifolium
ElderSambucus nigra
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2025
PearPyrus communis2025
Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2025
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2025
Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2025
TormentilPotentilla erecta2025
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Dune HelleborineEpipactis dunensis2025
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2025
LousewortPedicularis sylvatica2025
Round-leaved CrowfootRanunculus omiophyllus2025
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025
Marsh VioletViola palustris2025
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

32,451 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds92 species

spring

2026

Little Ringed Plover · Meadow Pipit · Raven · Carrion Crow · Stonechat +87

Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Long-eared OwlAsio otus2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus2025
DotterelEudromias morinellus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
GoshawkAstur gentilis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Falco columbarius aesalonFalco columbarius aesalon2025
CootFulica atra2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2025
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025

🦌

Mammals6 species

spring

2025

Red Deer · Badger · Roe Deer · Mole · Grey Squirrel +1

Red DeerCervus elaphus
BadgerMeles meles
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
MoleTalpa europaea
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Water VoleArvicola amphibius

🦎

Reptiles2 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Adder · Common Lizard

AdderVipera berus
Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects44 species

summer

2025

Hairy Wood Ant · Common Blue Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly · Common Darter +39

Hairy Wood AntFormica lugubris
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Black DarterSympetrum danae
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
Common HawkerAeshna juncea
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Formica lemaniFormica lemani
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
EupeodesEupeodes
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana
Chrysotoxum arcuatumChrysotoxum arcuatum
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
Bibio pomonaeBibio pomonae
Sphaerophoria taeniataSphaerophoria taeniata
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus
Fever FlyDilophus febrilis
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni
Aphrophora majorAphrophora major
Deer KedLipoptena cervi
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
SyrphusSyrphus
Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense

🌿

Plants59 species

winter

2026

Marsh Thistle · Bell Heather · Climbing Corydalis · Foxglove · Rhododendron +54

Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Bell HeatherErica cinerea2025
Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile
CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea
Heath RushJuncus squarrosus
HeatherCalluna vulgaris
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2025
ButterburPetasites hybridus
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Sessile OakQuercus petraea
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
BrambleRubus fruticosus
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
DandelionTaraxacum
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
DaisyBellis perennis
Downy BirchBetula pubescens
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
BroomCytisus scoparius
White CloverTrifolium repens
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
GorseUlex europaeus
RowanSorbus aucuparia
HollyIlex aquifolium
ElderSambucus nigra
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2025
PearPyrus communis2025
Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2025
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit2025
Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2025
TormentilPotentilla erecta2025
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Dune HelleborineEpipactis dunensis2025
Hare's-tail CottongrassEriophorum vaginatum2025
LousewortPedicularis sylvatica2025
Round-leaved CrowfootRanunculus omiophyllus2025
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025
Marsh VioletViola palustris2025
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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Photos

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