🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 249m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 249m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🛝Playground
Best for
10 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
🎠
Playgrounds
Strong match
playground, parking
Free
🛝
Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Free
🌲
Forest walks
Strong match
Nature reserve
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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9 signed routes nearby · 12 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
High Peak TrailWalking route27 km▾
Named routeLength 27 kmRegional walking route
White Peak Loop - Link to Monsal TrailWalking route▾
Named route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 20Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 1Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Fern Roadpublic footpath · 266 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 266 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Fern Roadpublic footpath · 147 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 147 mPath type: service
🚴
Cycling
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18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
High Peak CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Pennine Cycleway (on road alternative)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Buxton Cycle Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Buxton Cycle Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Buxton Cycle Route 3Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Buxton Cycle Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
🚵
Mountain biking
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1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km▾
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network
About this nature reserve
Ferneydale Grassland is a 5-hectare Local Nature Reserve in High Peak, East Midlands. Visitors can explore wildflower meadows, spot various insects, and enjoy walking paths amidst rich biodiversity.
