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🦅 Birds✦ Heritage🦉 Wildlife
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
Getting here
53.28112, -1.63599
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.
Road bridge scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird ✦ 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
🐦 86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird ✦ 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Keeled Skimmer, Syrphus, Broad-bodied Chaser +26 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Meadowsweet, Crosswort, Ragged-Robin +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 11 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 Pink Route (Padley Gorge and Burbage Brook Walk), Longshaw Estate Walking route 2.7 km ▾
Access statement: https://nt.global.ssl.fastly.net/binaries/content/assets/website/national/regions/peak-district-derbyshire/places/longshaw-burbage-and-the-eastern-moors/pdf/230208-longshaw-access-statement-feb-2024.pdf
Named route Length 2.7 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Orange Route, Longshaw Estate Walking route 2.7 km ▾
No steps or stiles.
Accessibility statement: https://nt.global.ssl.fastly.net/binaries/content/assets/website/national/regions/peak-district-derbyshire/places/longshaw-burbage-and-the-eastern-moors/pdf/230208-longshaw-access-statement-feb-2024.pdf
Named route Length 2.7 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local 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 Longshaw Woodland Explorer Walk, Longshaw Estate Walking route 4.8 km ▾
Reasonable terrain with some steep sections.
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Named route Length 4.8 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Spooner Lane public footpath · 731 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 731 m Path type: footway
Show on map 3 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 6.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 680 Length 6.1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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Wildlife to spot
47,565 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 47,565 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Magpie +43
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Red Deer
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Acalles ptinoides · Harlequin Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Acalles ptinoides Acalles ptinoides Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 🌿 Plants 19 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Gorse · Common Dog-violet · Dog's Mercury · Butterbur · Climbing Corydalis +14
Gorse Ulex europaeus2025 Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Butterbur Petasites hybridus Climbing Corydalis Ceratocapnos claviculata Hazel Corylus avellana2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 47,565 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Magpie +43
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Red Deer
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 3 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Acalles ptinoides · Harlequin Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Acalles ptinoides Acalles ptinoides Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 🌿 Plants 19 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Gorse · Common Dog-violet · Dog's Mercury · Butterbur · Climbing Corydalis +14
Gorse Ulex europaeus2025 Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Butterbur Petasites hybridus Climbing Corydalis Ceratocapnos claviculata Hazel Corylus avellana2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album2025
Hedge Bedstraw Galium album2025
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Bulrush Typha latifolia2025
Bulrush Typha latifolia2025
Bell Heather Erica cinerea2025
Bell Heather Erica cinerea2025
Three-nerved Sandwort Moehringia trinervia2025
Three-nerved Sandwort Moehringia trinervia2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Common Couch Elymus repens2025
Common Couch Elymus repens2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025 