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Carl Wark

📷 Neil Theasby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 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 — Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow, Wren +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Carrion Crow, Wren +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Heather, Bilberry, Cowberry +108 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Heather, Bilberry, Cowberry +108 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Bilberry, Wood-sorrel, Crowberry agg. +12 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Hairy Wood Ant, 7-spot Ladybird, Yellow Meadow Ant +38 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Hairy Wood Ant, 7-spot Ladybird, Yellow Meadow Ant +38 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

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

Porter Brook TrailWalking route

Named routeRef PorterLocal cycle route

🚴

Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

White Edge Loop Cycling TrailCycling route

Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Sheffield Local Cycle NetworkCycling route

Sheffield Local Cycle Network

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route98 m

Named routeRef 6Length 98 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface concrete

Main RouteCycling route100 m

Named routeRef 6Length 100 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface rocky

Main RouteCycling route473 m

Named routeRef 6Length 473 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

17,303 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

17,303 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

autumn

2026

Wren · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Nuthatch · Chaffinch +37

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
NuthatchSitta europaea
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Red Deer · Badger

Red DeerCervus elaphus
BadgerMeles meles

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects12 species

autumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Wood Ant · Harlequin Ladybird · Dasysyrphus albostriatus · Dasysyrphus +7

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Hairy Wood AntFormica lugubris2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025
DasysyrphusDasysyrphus2025
Bembidion lunulatumBembidion lunulatum
Paranchus albipesParanchus albipes
Otiorhynchus porcatusOtiorhynchus porcatus
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Sciara hemerobioidesSciara hemerobioides2025
Dor BeetleGeotrupes stercorarius2025

🌿

Plants30 species

springautumnwinter

2026

Heather · Crowberry agg. · Cowberry · Beech · Hairy Wood-rush +25

HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2025
CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea2025
BeechFagus sylvatica
Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2025
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2025
Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris2025
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2025
DandelionTaraxacum
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
OakQuercus
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
HollyIlex aquifolium
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2025
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2025
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2025
GorseUlex europaeus2025
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2025
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2025
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2025
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2025
Bird CherryPrunus padus2025
Bell HeatherErica cinerea2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

17,303 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

autumn

2026

Wren · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Nuthatch · Chaffinch +37

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
NuthatchSitta europaea
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Red Deer · Badger

Red DeerCervus elaphus
BadgerMeles meles

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects12 species

autumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Wood Ant · Harlequin Ladybird · Dasysyrphus albostriatus · Dasysyrphus +7

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Hairy Wood AntFormica lugubris2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025
DasysyrphusDasysyrphus2025
Bembidion lunulatumBembidion lunulatum
Paranchus albipesParanchus albipes
Otiorhynchus porcatusOtiorhynchus porcatus
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Sciara hemerobioidesSciara hemerobioides2025
Dor BeetleGeotrupes stercorarius2025

🌿

Plants30 species

springautumnwinter

2026

Heather · Crowberry agg. · Cowberry · Beech · Hairy Wood-rush +25

HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025
Crowberry agg.Empetrum nigrum2025
CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea2025
BeechFagus sylvatica
Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2025
Cross-leaved HeathErica tetralix2025
Marsh PennywortHydrocotyle vulgaris2025
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2025
DandelionTaraxacum
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
OakQuercus
Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
HollyIlex aquifolium
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2025
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2025
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2025
GorseUlex europaeus2025
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2025
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2025
Purple Moor-grassMolinia caerulea2025
Bog AsphodelNarthecium ossifragum2025
Bird CherryPrunus padus2025
Bell HeatherErica cinerea2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Neil Theasby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Carl Wark viewed from the south

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