Ridge Upper Moor - Conifer woodland ✦ Ancient woodland 13 ha
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Free entry Dogs welcome 13 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › High Peak Getting here
53.43745, -1.78579
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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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitatDeciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Derwent Valley and Reservoir Walk, Walking route 7.4 km ▾
Ladybower Reservoir, farmland and wooded cloughs. Views of Derwent Valley and High Peak area. Rough walking through fields, woodland paths, roads and open moorland. Dogs must be on leads.
Named route Length 7.4 km Duration 02:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Crook Hill Circular (Ethel), High Peak Walking route 11.5 km ▾
Named route Length 11.5 km Duration 03:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Lost Lad and Back Tor (Ethels), High Peak Walking route 12.1 km ▾
Named route Length 12.1 km Duration 04:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Derwent Dam Green Route Walking route 4.5 km ▾
Named route Length 4.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Derwent Dam Red Route Walking route 1.5 km ▾
Named route Length 1.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Bridge over River Westend towards Ridge Upper Moor
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Wildlife to spot
3,084 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,084 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Raven · Merlin · Chaffinch · Mallard · Willow Warbler +38
Raven Corvus corax Merlin Falco columbarius2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Peregrine Falco peregrinus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Magpie Pica pica2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2022 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Hobby Falco subbuteo2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2022 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mountain Hare · Hedgehog
Mountain Hare Lepus timidus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Leptophlebia marginata · Upland Summer Mayfly · Bilberry Bumblebee · Green Tiger Beetle · Brachyptera risi +10
Leptophlebia marginata Leptophlebia marginata2022 Upland Summer Mayfly Ameletus inopinatus2023 Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola2023 Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris Brachyptera risi Brachyptera risi2022 Volucella pellucens Cowberry · Bog-rosemary · Royal Fern · Crowberry agg. · Common Dog-violet +15
Cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea Bog-rosemary Andromeda polifolia Royal Fern Osmunda regalis Crowberry agg. Empetrum nigrum Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos2022 Bracken Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,084 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Raven · Merlin · Chaffinch · Mallard · Willow Warbler +38
Raven Corvus corax Merlin Falco columbarius2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Peregrine Falco peregrinus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Magpie Pica pica2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2022 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2022 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2023 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2023 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2023 Great Tit Parus major2023 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Hobby Falco subbuteo2022 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2022 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mountain Hare · Hedgehog
Mountain Hare Lepus timidus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Leptophlebia marginata · Upland Summer Mayfly · Bilberry Bumblebee · Green Tiger Beetle · Brachyptera risi +10
Leptophlebia marginata Leptophlebia marginata2022 Upland Summer Mayfly Ameletus inopinatus2023 Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola2023 Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris Brachyptera risi Brachyptera risi2022 Volucella pellucens Cowberry · Bog-rosemary · Royal Fern · Crowberry agg. · Common Dog-violet +15
Cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea Bog-rosemary Andromeda polifolia Royal Fern Osmunda regalis Crowberry agg. Empetrum nigrum Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana Cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos2022 Bracken Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2022
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2022
caddisflies Trichoptera2022
caddisflies Trichoptera2022
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2022
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2022
Leuctra inermis Leuctra inermis2022
Leuctra inermis Leuctra inermis2022
Amphinemura sulcicollis Amphinemura sulcicollis2022
Amphinemura sulcicollis Amphinemura sulcicollis2022
Ecdyonurus Ecdyonurus2022
Ecdyonurus Ecdyonurus2022
Perlodes mortoni Perlodes mortoni2022
Perlodes mortoni Perlodes mortoni2022
Leuctra fusca Leuctra fusca2022
Leuctra fusca Leuctra fusca2022 Pteridium aquilinum2021
Pteridium aquilinum2021
Marsh Horsetail Equisetum palustre2021
Marsh Horsetail Equisetum palustre2021
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2021
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2021
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa2021
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa2021
Velvet Bent Agrostis canina2021
Velvet Bent Agrostis canina2021
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2021
Tormentil Potentilla erecta2021
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant2021
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant2021
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2021
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2021
Common Yellow-sedge Carex demissa2021
Common Yellow-sedge Carex demissa2021
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2021
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2021
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2021
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2021
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2021
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2021
Bulbous Rush Juncus bulbosus2021
Bulbous Rush Juncus bulbosus2021
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus2021
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus2021 