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Elderbush Cave

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📷 steven ruffles · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

53.09129, -1.85551

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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
  • ✦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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Yellow Meadow Ant, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Red Ant +52 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Yellow Meadow Ant, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Red Ant +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Blackthorn, Harebell, Ramsons +37 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Blackthorn, Harebell, Ramsons +37 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Plants — Blackthorn, Ramsons, Meadowsweet +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Circular Park WalkWalking route1.6 km

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Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:40Round tripLocal walking route
Hinkley Wood Route, Ilam ParkWalking route1.2 km

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Named routeLength 1.2 kmDuration 00:20Point-to-pointLocal walking route
Walk from Dovedale to Milldale, DovedaleWalking route5 km
Named routeLength 5 kmDuration 03:00Point-to-pointLocal walking route
Manifold TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Weaver WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

47 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Route 550Cycling route
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Route 548Cycling route
Named routeRef 548National Cycle Network
Route 549Cycling route
Named routeRef 549National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route312 m
Named routeRef 549Length 312 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route13.8 km
Named routeRef 550Length 13.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route140 m
Named routeRef 549Length 140 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Inside Thors cave.

📷 steven ruffles · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Inside Thors cave.

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Margaret's ChurchReligious grounds1.2 km→✦Copper mines on Ecton HillHistoric site3.3 km→🐄Farm ShopVisitor farm3.4 km→✦Viator's Bridge See also STAFFORDSHIRE 1Historic site4.1 km→✦Viator's Bridge, Milldale See also DERBYSHIRE 45Historic site4.1 km→✦Blake Low bowl barrowHistoric site4.1 km→

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