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53.27427, -1.97951
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Errwood Hall 33m away — 8 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Errwood Hall 33m away — 8 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Willow Warbler, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chaffinch, Willow Warbler, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis tenax, Formica lemani, Striped Slender Robberfly +20 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Formica lemani, Striped Slender Robberfly +20 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Purple Moor-grass, Sneezewort, Bilberry +14 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Purple Moor-grass, Sneezewort, Bilberry +14 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
〰 Waterside walks
Good match
Reservoir — waterside public access; parking
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 32 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 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 Buxton Ring of Trees Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 18 Walking route 13.7 km ▾
Named route Length 13.7 km Regional walking route
Show on map 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cheshire Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 70 Regional 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
Show on map High Peak Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Grit and Gears II Mountain bike route ▾
Forest Bridleway Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Across Errwood reservoir from Shooters Clough Bridge
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19,669 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,669 records · National Biodiversity Network Kestrel · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Wren · Goldcrest +38
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Feral Sheep · Domestic Dog · Mole · Grey Squirrel
Feral Sheep Ovis aries Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Formica lemani · Eristalis tenax · Striped Slender Robberfly · Dasysyrphus albostriatus · Helophilus pendulus +15
Formica lemani Formica lemani Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Striped Slender Robberfly Leptogaster cylindrica Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Syrphus Syrphus Bibio pomonae Purple Moor-grass · Sneezewort · Bilberry · Coltsfoot · Hemp-agrimony +6
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum Common Nettle Urtica dioica Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,669 records · National Biodiversity Network Kestrel · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Wren · Goldcrest +38
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Feral Sheep · Domestic Dog · Mole · Grey Squirrel
Feral Sheep Ovis aries Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Formica lemani · Eristalis tenax · Striped Slender Robberfly · Dasysyrphus albostriatus · Helophilus pendulus +15
Formica lemani Formica lemani Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Striped Slender Robberfly Leptogaster cylindrica Dasysyrphus albostriatus Dasysyrphus albostriatus Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Syrphus Syrphus Bibio pomonae Purple Moor-grass · Sneezewort · Bilberry · Coltsfoot · Hemp-agrimony +6
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum Common Nettle Urtica dioica Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bibio pomonae
Bibio pomonae
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Clay-coloured Weevil Otiorhynchus singularis
Clay-coloured Weevil Otiorhynchus singularis
Aphrophora major Aphrophora major
Aphrophora major Aphrophora major
Myrmica lobicornis Myrmica lobicornis
Myrmica lobicornis Myrmica lobicornis
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Slender Ant Leptothorax acervorum
Slender Ant Leptothorax acervorum
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra 