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Fox Hole Cave

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📷 Brian Deegan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

53.19262, -1.85216

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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· Free

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral, Small White +89 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Harebell, Musk Thistle, Frizzled Crisp-moss +138 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Harebell, Musk Thistle, Frizzled Crisp-moss +138 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Garlic Mustard +9 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 6 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
Manifold TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Peak PilgrimageWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Pennine Cycleway (on road alternative)Cycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Buxton Cycle Route 3Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 549Cycling route
Named routeRef 549National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km
Named routeRef 68Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
🚵

Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Tissington TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRef Tissington TrailPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
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
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Green Lanebridleway · 297 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 297 mSurface grassPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fox Hole Cave, Higher Wheeldon

📷 Brian Deegan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fox Hole Cave, Higher Wheeldon

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⛪St Bartholomew's ChurchReligious grounds1.6 km→✦Pilsbury Castle Hills motte and bailey castleHistoric site2.7 km→✦Pilsbury CastleHistoric site2.7 km→✦Rye Low bowl barrowHistoric site4.9 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds1.3 km→✦Bowl barrow north-east of CoatestownHistoric site3.7 km→

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