🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dipper and Mallard
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dipper and Mallard
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕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
8 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Dipper, Mallard, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Dipper, Mallard, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
✦
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Yellow Meadow Ant, Common Darter +157 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Toothwort, Meadow Saxifrage, Lords-and-Ladies +144 more · last seen 2026
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Good match
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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5 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Limestone WayWalking route74 km▾
Castleton to Rocester
Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
High Peak TrailWalking route27 km▾
Named routeLength 27 kmRegional walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 1Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Monsal TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
🚴
Cycling
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26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Cycleway (on road alternative)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Monsal TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 680National Cycle Network
Route 549Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 549National Cycle Network
Alternative RouteCycling route2.3 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route116 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 116 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking
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2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
High Peak TrailMountain bike route27 km▾
Named routeRef High Peak TrailLength 27 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km▾
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network
🐴
Horse riding
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3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
