Cross ridge dyke, 800m east of Bleaklow 0 ha
Plan your visit
🌳 Ancient✦ Heritage🦉 Wildlife
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
Getting here
53.25848, -1.66324
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.
Dyke scheduled monument
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 ✦ 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ 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
Best for 7 activities 🌳 Ancient woodland
Strong match
Free Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Historic site with public access
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Free Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Dogs allowed with public access
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Derwent Valley Heritage Way Walking route 89 km ▾ Named route Length 89 km Regional walking route
Show on map Views and Woodlands Walk at Longshaw, Longshaw Estate Walking route 8.4 km ▾ Panoramic views across the Peak District. This circular walk includes some short, steep sections as well as uneven ground and some muddy areas. Ensure you are wearing suitable footwear.
Named route Length 8.4 km Duration 03:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Frogatt, Curbar and White Edge Red Deer Circular Walk, Longshaw Estate Walking route 9.6 km ▾ Picturesque moorland route. Mostly flat circular with one or two steep sections and some woodland tracks. The paths can be narrow and stony in some places.
Named route Length 9.6 km Duration 03:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Blue Route, Longshaw Estate Walking route 4.5 km ▾ No steps or stiles.
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Named route Length 4.5 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map GHB Ward Walk Walking route ▾ 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
White Edge Loop Cycling Trail Cycling route ▾ Named route Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Monsal Trail Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref 680 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 601 m ▾ Named route Ref 680 Length 601 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.3 km ▾ Named route Ref 680 Length 1.3 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 6.1 km ▾ Named route Ref 680 Length 6.1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map 7 public paths nearby
Public paths
Bramley Lane byway open to all traffic · 429 m ▾ Public path byway open to all traffic Length 429 m Surface compacted Path type: track
Show on map Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
▾ ✓ Public access Free entry 🐶 Dogs
Good to know £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
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Wildlife to spot
18,513 records from NBN Atlas
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Wildlife to spot 18,513 records · NBN Atlas Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Robin
+28 more species Hide species list All 33 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Columba oenas oenas Columba oenas oenas2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 Common Toad
🌿 Plants 86 species
autumn winter
2026 Bramble · White Clover · Common Nettle · Elder · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil
+81 more species Hide species list All 86 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025 White Clover Trifolium repens2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Elder Sambucus nigra2025 Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 18,513 records · NBN Atlas Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Robin
+28 more species Hide species list All 33 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Columba oenas oenas Columba oenas oenas2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 Common Toad
🌿 Plants 86 species
autumn winter
2026 Bramble · White Clover · Common Nettle · Elder · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil
+81 more species Hide species list All 86 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025 White Clover Trifolium repens2025 Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Elder Sambucus nigra2025 Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba2025
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba2025
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca2025
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes2025
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025
Red Fescue Festuca rubra2025
Red Fescue Festuca rubra2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2025
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2025
Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites
Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites
Ploughman's-spikenard Inula conyzae
Ploughman's-spikenard Inula conyzae
Silver Birch Betula pendula2025
Silver Birch Betula pendula2025
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca2025
Wild Strawberry Fragaria vesca2025
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album2025
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album2025
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum2025
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum2025
Wild Cherry Prunus avium2025
Wild Cherry Prunus avium2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Spring Sandwort Sabulina verna2025
Spring Sandwort Sabulina verna2025
Yew Taxus baccata2025
Yew Taxus baccata2025
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia2025
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia2025
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Spruce Picea2025
Spruce Picea2025
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris2025
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria2025
Agrimony Agrimonia eupatoria2025
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea2025
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025
Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis2025
Wall Cotoneaster Cotoneaster horizontalis2025
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025
Bitter-vetch Lathyrus linifolius2025
Bitter-vetch Lathyrus linifolius2025
Rosa canina Rosa canina2025
Rosa canina Rosa canina2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Parsley Piert Aphanes arvensis2025
Parsley Piert Aphanes arvensis2025
Wild Thyme Thymus drucei2025
Wild Thyme Thymus drucei2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2025
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2025
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis2025
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia2025
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia2025
Polypodium Polypodium2025
Polypodium Polypodium2025
Lime Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2025
Lime Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2025
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2025
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2025
Three-nerved Sandwort Moehringia trinervia2025
Three-nerved Sandwort Moehringia trinervia2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Wood Melick Melica uniflora2025
Wood Melick Melica uniflora2025
Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica2025
Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica2025
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum2025
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum2025
Betony Betonica officinalis2025
Betony Betonica officinalis2025
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2025
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus2025
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus2025
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2025
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2025
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025
Dog-rose Rosa canina2025
Dog-rose Rosa canina2025
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare2025
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2025
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2025 