Cop Rake and Moss Rake lead mines 750m north east of Wheston House 6 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
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53.31600, -1.79799
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Lead mine scheduled monument
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 🍄 Mushroom 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 🍄 Mushroom 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Twite, Wheatear, Meadow Pipit +47 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Twite, Wheatear, Meadow Pipit +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Celandine Clustercup Rust, Microbotryum violaceum s. lat., Stump Puffball +13 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Celandine Clustercup Rust, Microbotryum violaceum s. lat., Stump Puffball +13 more · last seen 2025
Varies
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Wall, Small Heath, Small Tortoiseshell +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Mountain Pansy, Spring Sandwort +74 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Mountain Pansy, Spring Sandwort +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Limestone Way Walking route 74 km ▾
Castleton to Rocester
Named route Length 74 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Edale Circular Walk, High Peak Walking route 5.4 km ▾
Low level circular walk which includes part of the Pennine Way, following streams and stone-flagged paths. Dogs must be kept on leads.
Named route Length 5.4 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 2 Walking route 15.6 km ▾
Named route Length 15.6 km Regional walking route
Show on map Mam Tor Cavedale Loop, High Peak Walking route 9.5 km ▾
Named route Length 9.5 km Duration 03:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Mam Tor Circular Walk, High Peak Walking route 4.8 km ▾
Views of the Peak District. Plan ahead, can get extremely busy on weekends. Moderate walking on good paths, some steps and steep climbs. Several gates and stiles. Steep paths may be slippery when wet.
Named route Length 4.8 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
High Peak Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 454 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 454 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 119 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 119 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 969 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 969 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines) Mountain bike route 130.4 km ▾
Named route Length 130.4 km National Cycle Network
Show on map 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Oxlow Rake bridleway · 1.2 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1.2 km Surface unpaved Path type: track
Show on map Photos Old rake, near Wheston House
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Wildlife to spot
4,577 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,577 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Wheatear · Twite · Skylark · Carrion Crow · Rook +34
Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Twite Linaria flavirostris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Magpie Pica pica2022 Wigeon Mareca penelope Pintail Anas acuta Merlin Falco columbarius2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2022 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Brown Hare · Pine Marten · Mountain Hare · Hedgehog
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Pine Marten Martes martes Mountain Hare Lepus timidus2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Myrmica scabrinodis · Common Green Grasshopper · Eristalis tenax · Rhingia campestris · Bibio pomonae +9
Myrmica scabrinodis Myrmica scabrinodis2024 Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2024 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae Myrmica ruginodis Myrmica ruginodis2024 Stump Puffball · Brown Birch Bolete · Alchemilla Rust · Puccinia poarum · Nettle Clustercup Rust +5
Stump Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme Brown Birch Bolete Leccinum scabrum Alchemilla Rust Trachyspora intrusa2023 Puccinia poarum Puccinia poarum2023 Nettle Clustercup Rust Puccinia urticata s. lat.2023 Celandine Clustercup Rust Uromyces dactylidis 🌿 Plants 30 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Mountain Pansy · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Green Spleenwort · Early-purple Orchid · Crested Dog's-tail +25
Mountain Pansy Viola lutea Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Green Spleenwort Asplenium viride Early-purple Orchid Orchis mascula Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus Small Scabious Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,577 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Wheatear · Twite · Skylark · Carrion Crow · Rook +34
Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Twite Linaria flavirostris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Magpie Pica pica2022 Wigeon Mareca penelope Pintail Anas acuta Merlin Falco columbarius2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2022 Robin Erithacus rubecula2022 Great Tit Parus major2022 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2022 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2022 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2022 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2022 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Brown Hare · Pine Marten · Mountain Hare · Hedgehog
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Pine Marten Martes martes Mountain Hare Lepus timidus2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Myrmica scabrinodis · Common Green Grasshopper · Eristalis tenax · Rhingia campestris · Bibio pomonae +9
Myrmica scabrinodis Myrmica scabrinodis2024 Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2024 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae Myrmica ruginodis Myrmica ruginodis2024 Stump Puffball · Brown Birch Bolete · Alchemilla Rust · Puccinia poarum · Nettle Clustercup Rust +5
Stump Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme Brown Birch Bolete Leccinum scabrum Alchemilla Rust Trachyspora intrusa2023 Puccinia poarum Puccinia poarum2023 Nettle Clustercup Rust Puccinia urticata s. lat.2023 Celandine Clustercup Rust Uromyces dactylidis 🌿 Plants 30 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Mountain Pansy · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Green Spleenwort · Early-purple Orchid · Crested Dog's-tail +25
Mountain Pansy Viola lutea Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Green Spleenwort Asplenium viride Early-purple Orchid Orchis mascula Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus Small Scabious Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus2024
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus2024
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2024
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2024
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2024
Formica lemani Formica lemani2024
Formica lemani Formica lemani2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2023
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2023
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2023
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2023
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2023 2023
2023
Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum2023
Artist's Bracket Ganoderma applanatum2023
Dog's Mercury Rust Melampsora populnea2023
Dog's Mercury Rust Melampsora populnea2023
Microbotryum violaceum s. lat. Microbotryum violaceum s. lat.2023
Microbotryum violaceum s. lat. Microbotryum violaceum s. lat.2023
St. George's Mushroom Calocybe gambosa2023
St. George's Mushroom Calocybe gambosa2023 Scabiosa columbaria
Scabiosa columbaria
Mossy Saxifrage Saxifraga hypnoides
Mossy Saxifrage Saxifraga hypnoides
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Sweet Cicely Myrrhis odorata
Sweet Cicely Myrrhis odorata
Common Blue-sow-thistle Cicerbita macrophylla
Common Blue-sow-thistle Cicerbita macrophylla
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia2024
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia2024
Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica2024
Danish Scurvygrass Cochlearia danica2024
Heather Calluna vulgaris2023
Heather Calluna vulgaris2023
Mat-grass Nardus stricta2023
Mat-grass Nardus stricta2023
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea2023
Carnation Sedge Carex panicea2023
Common Sedge Carex nigra2023
Common Sedge Carex nigra2023
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus2023
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus2023
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca2023
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca2023
Common Fragrant-orchid Gymnadenia conopsea2023
Common Fragrant-orchid Gymnadenia conopsea2023
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2023
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2023
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2023
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2023
Common Butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris2023
Common Butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris2023
Thyme-leaved Sandwort Arenaria serpyllifolia2023
Thyme-leaved Sandwort Arenaria serpyllifolia2023
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes2023
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes2023
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba2023
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba2023
Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris2023
Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris2023
Hairy Violet Viola hirta2022
Hairy Violet Viola hirta2022
Dark-red Helleborine Epipactis atrorubens2022
Dark-red Helleborine Epipactis atrorubens2022 