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Fin Cop promontory fort, bowl barrow and eighteenth century lime kiln with associated quarry

4 ha

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.23574, -1.73966

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Dipper, Mallard, Robin +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Dipper, Mallard, Robin +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Yellow Meadow Ant, Murky-legged Black Legionnaire +150 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Toothwort, Lords-and-Ladies, Early-purple Orchid +182 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Toothwort, Lords-and-Ladies, Early-purple Orchid +182 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Meadowsweet, Bulrush +28 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 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
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
Monsal TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

19 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
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
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km
Named routeRef 68Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Summit of Fin Cop

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Summit of Fin Cop

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✦'Sheepwash' BridgeHistoric site2.4 km→✦THORNBRIDGE HALLHistoric site2.5 km→✦Lees and Dove Rakes, Booth Lee Pipes and Sterndale SoughHistoric site2.4 km→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds2.4 km→🌱Tideswell Dale Picnic AreaUrban park3.8 km→🌱Bath GardensUrban park4.9 km→

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