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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Derbyshire Dales Getting here
53.31399, -1.61364
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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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Beech, Bilberry, Wood-sorrel +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cowberry, Beech, Bilberry +84 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cowberry, Beech, Bilberry +84 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hairy Wood Ant, 7-spot Ladybird, Dasysyrphus albostriatus +38 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Hairy Wood Ant, 7-spot Ladybird, Dasysyrphus albostriatus +38 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby · 55 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 ▾
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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.
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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 Porter Brook Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Porter Local cycle route
Show on map Hollowgate public footpath · 381 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 381 m Surface dirt Path type: path
Show on map 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
White Edge Loop Cycling Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Sheffield Local Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Sheffield Local Cycle Network
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 100 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 100 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface rocky
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 473 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 473 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 249 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 249 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
43,017 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 43,017 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Nuthatch · Chaffinch · Long-tailed Tit · Goldfinch +36
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coal Tit Periparus ater Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Red Deer · Grey Squirrel
Red Deer Cervus elaphus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 6 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Bembidion lunulatum · Melangyna lasiophthalma · Paranchus albipes · Otiorhynchus porcatus +1
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Bembidion lunulatum Bembidion lunulatum Melangyna lasiophthalma Melangyna lasiophthalma Paranchus albipes Paranchus albipes Otiorhynchus porcatus Otiorhynchus porcatus Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata 🌿 Plants 21 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Lesser Celandine · Beech · Hairy Wood-rush · Gorse · Holly +16
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Beech Fagus sylvatica Hairy Wood-rush Luzula pilosa Gorse Ulex europaeus Holly Ilex aquifolium Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 43,017 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Nuthatch · Chaffinch · Long-tailed Tit · Goldfinch +36
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coal Tit Periparus ater Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Red Deer · Grey Squirrel
Red Deer Cervus elaphus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 6 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Bembidion lunulatum · Melangyna lasiophthalma · Paranchus albipes · Otiorhynchus porcatus +1
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Bembidion lunulatum Bembidion lunulatum Melangyna lasiophthalma Melangyna lasiophthalma Paranchus albipes Paranchus albipes Otiorhynchus porcatus Otiorhynchus porcatus Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata 🌿 Plants 21 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Lesser Celandine · Beech · Hairy Wood-rush · Gorse · Holly +16
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Beech Fagus sylvatica Hairy Wood-rush Luzula pilosa Gorse Ulex europaeus Holly Ilex aquifolium Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cowberry
Cowberry
Vaccinium vitis-idaea2025
Vaccinium vitis-idaea2025
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Oak Quercus
Oak Quercus
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Willow Salix
Willow Salix
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Heather Calluna vulgaris2025
Heather Calluna vulgaris2025
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris2025
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris2025
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella2025
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella2025
Broom Cytisus scoparius2025
Broom Cytisus scoparius2025
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix2025
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix2025
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2025
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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