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Places › England › East Midlands › High Peak Getting here
53.26215, -1.93313
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 🅿️ Cavendish Golf Club Car Park 291m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Cavendish Golf Club Car Park 291m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Jackdaw, Magpie +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Jackdaw, Magpie +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Coltsfoot, Hart's-Tongue, Yew +25 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Coltsfoot, Hart's-Tongue, Yew +25 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Vine Weevil, Harlequin Ladybird +19 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Vine Weevil, Harlequin Ladybird +19 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Pennine Cycleway
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Midshires Way Walking route 370 km ▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named route Length 370 km Regional walking route
Show on map Dane Valley Way Walking route 66 km ▾
Buxton to Northwich
Named route Length 66 km Regional walking route
Show on map Buxton Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 20 Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 1 Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Buxton Cycle Route 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map High Peak Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Buxton Cycle Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Buxton Cycle Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Buxton Cycle Route 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Buxton Cycle Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
46,728 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 46,728 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Long-tailed Tit · Robin · Jackdaw · Blue Tit +36
Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Dipper Cinclus cinclus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Varied Carpet Beetle · Vine Weevil · Trichocera regelationis · 7-spot Ladybird
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Trichocera regelationis Trichocera regelationis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 🌿 Plants 12 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Coltsfoot · Hart's-Tongue · Lesser Celandine · Flowering Currant · Common Ragwort +7
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 46,728 records · National Biodiversity Network Magpie · Long-tailed Tit · Robin · Jackdaw · Blue Tit +36
Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Dipper Cinclus cinclus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Varied Carpet Beetle · Vine Weevil · Trichocera regelationis · 7-spot Ladybird
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Trichocera regelationis Trichocera regelationis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 🌿 Plants 12 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Coltsfoot · Hart's-Tongue · Lesser Celandine · Flowering Currant · Common Ragwort +7
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Yew
Yew
Taxus baccata
Taxus baccata
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025 