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Froggatt Edge Stone Circle

📷 Anthony Parkes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

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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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Little Ringed Plover, Blackbird +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Little Ringed Plover, Blackbird +81 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Gorse, Climbing Corydalis, Ragged-Robin +72 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Gorse, Climbing Corydalis, Ragged-Robin +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Meadowsweet, Common Bistort, Bulrush +8 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Keeled Skimmer, Syrphus, Broad-bodied Chaser +27 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Keeled Skimmer, Syrphus, Broad-bodied Chaser +27 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km

Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route

Pink Route (Padley Gorge and Burbage Brook Walk), Longshaw EstateWalking route2.7 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 routeLength 2.7 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route

Orange Route, Longshaw EstateWalking route2.7 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 routeLength 2.7 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route

Views and Woodlands Walk at Longshaw, Longshaw EstateWalking route8.4 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 routeLength 8.4 kmDuration 03:30Round tripLocal walking route

Longshaw Woodland Explorer Walk, Longshaw EstateWalking route4.8 km

Reasonable terrain with some steep sections. 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 routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

White Edge Loop Cycling TrailCycling route

Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

38,299 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

38,299 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds89 species

spring

2026

Robin · Little Ringed Plover · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +84

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
SwiftApus apus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
CootFulica atra2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Long-eared OwlAsio otus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2025
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus2025
DotterelEudromias morinellus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
GoshawkAstur gentilis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Falco columbarius aesalonFalco columbarius aesalon2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

spring

2025

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Red Deer · Badger · Wood Mouse

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red DeerCervus elaphus
BadgerMeles meles
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summerautumn

2025

Adder

AdderVipera berus

🐝

Insects30 species

springsummer

2026

Keeled Skimmer · Syrphus · Broad-bodied Chaser · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Acalles ptinoides +25

Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Acalles ptinoidesAcalles ptinoides
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Trichocera saltatorTrichocera saltator2025
Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus2025
Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus2025
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
Deer KedLipoptena cervi2025
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025
Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025
Dasysyrphus venustusDasysyrphus venustus2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Portevinia maculataPortevinia maculata2025
Neoascia obliquaNeoascia obliqua2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Tipula oleraceaTipula oleracea2025
Platycheirus granditarsusPlatycheirus granditarsus2025
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025
Phylidorea ferrugineaPhylidorea ferruginea2025
Tipula vernalisTipula vernalis2025
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea2025
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025

🌿

Plants75 species

springsummer

2026

Gorse · Climbing Corydalis · Ragged-Robin · Common Bistort · Marsh Woundwort +70

GorseUlex europaeus
Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2025
Common BistortBistorta officinalis2025
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025
Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris2025
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
TormentilPotentilla erecta2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025
CowslipPrimula veris2025
CrosswortCruciata laevipes2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
FringecupsTellima grandiflora2025
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025
Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata2025
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea2025
BroomCytisus scoparius2025
BulrushTypha latifolia2025
Bell HeatherErica cinerea2025
Common CouchElymus repens2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
BalmMelissa officinalis2025
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025
Cornus albaCornus alba2025
Corn MintMentha arvensis2025
BetonyBetonica officinalis2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
ChicoryCichorium intybus2025
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2025
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025
Remote SedgeCarex remota2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025
Wood MelickMelica uniflora2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2025
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2025
Dune HelleborineEpipactis dunensis2025
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2025
Round-leaved CrowfootRanunculus omiophyllus2025
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2025
RaspberryRubus idaeus2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
Yellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolon2025
Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata2025
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2025
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2025
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2025
RamsonsAllium ursinum2025
LousewortPedicularis sylvatica2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

38,299 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds89 species

spring

2026

Robin · Little Ringed Plover · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +84

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great TitParus major2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
SwiftApus apus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
CootFulica atra2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Long-eared OwlAsio otus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2025
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus2025
DotterelEudromias morinellus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
GoshawkAstur gentilis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Falco columbarius aesalonFalco columbarius aesalon2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Periparus ater britannicusPeriparus ater britannicus2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

spring

2025

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Red Deer · Badger · Wood Mouse

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red DeerCervus elaphus
BadgerMeles meles
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summerautumn

2025

Adder

AdderVipera berus

🐝

Insects30 species

springsummer

2026

Keeled Skimmer · Syrphus · Broad-bodied Chaser · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Acalles ptinoides +25

Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Acalles ptinoidesAcalles ptinoides
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Trichocera saltatorTrichocera saltator2025
Stictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosus2025
Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus2025
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
Deer KedLipoptena cervi2025
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025
Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2025
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025
Dasysyrphus venustusDasysyrphus venustus2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Portevinia maculataPortevinia maculata2025
Neoascia obliquaNeoascia obliqua2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Tipula oleraceaTipula oleracea2025
Platycheirus granditarsusPlatycheirus granditarsus2025
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2025
Phylidorea ferrugineaPhylidorea ferruginea2025
Tipula vernalisTipula vernalis2025
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea2025
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025

🌿

Plants75 species

springsummer

2026

Gorse · Climbing Corydalis · Ragged-Robin · Common Bistort · Marsh Woundwort +70

GorseUlex europaeus
Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2025
Common BistortBistorta officinalis2025
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2025
Yellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgaris2025
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
TormentilPotentilla erecta2025
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025
CowslipPrimula veris2025
CrosswortCruciata laevipes2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
FringecupsTellima grandiflora2025
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025
Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata2025
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea2025
BroomCytisus scoparius2025
BulrushTypha latifolia2025
Bell HeatherErica cinerea2025
Common CouchElymus repens2025
BeechFagus sylvatica2025
GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
BalmMelissa officinalis2025
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2025
Cornus albaCornus alba2025
Corn MintMentha arvensis2025
BetonyBetonica officinalis2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
ChicoryCichorium intybus2025
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2025
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025
Remote SedgeCarex remota2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025
Wood MelickMelica uniflora2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2025
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2025
Dune HelleborineEpipactis dunensis2025
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2025
Round-leaved CrowfootRanunculus omiophyllus2025
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2025
RaspberryRubus idaeus2025
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
Yellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolon2025
Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata2025
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2025
BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2025
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2025
RamsonsAllium ursinum2025
LousewortPedicularis sylvatica2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Anthony Parkes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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