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Green Low Ringcairn

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.34375, -1.87526

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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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Swallow +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Swallow +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Small White, Meadow Brown +60 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Small White, Meadow Brown +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bog Moss, Bilberry, Overleaf Pellia +171 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bog Moss, Bilberry, Overleaf Pellia +171 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bilberry, Common Nettle, Garlic Mustard +20 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Flavoplaca citrina s. str., Lecidella scabra, Porpidia macrocarpa f. macrocarpa +4 more · last seen 2013; Fungi — Flavoplaca citrina s. str., Lecidella scabra, Porpidia macrocarpa f. macrocarpa +4 more · last seen 2013

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Limestone WayWalking route74 km

Castleton to Rocester

Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Edale Circular Walk, High PeakWalking route5.4 km

Low level circular walk which includes part of the Pennine Way, following streams and stone-flagged paths. Dogs must be kept on leads.

Named routeLength 5.4 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Lantern Pike Circular (Ethel), High PeakWalking route7.4 km
Named routeLength 7.4 kmDuration 02:30Round tripLocal walking route
Mount Famine, South Head and Brown Knoll (Ethels), High PeakWalking route10.9 km
Named routeLength 10.9 kmDuration 03:00Round tripLocal walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 2Walking route15.6 km
Named routeLength 15.6 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
High Peak CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Peak Forest Tramway TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Sett Valley TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Green Low Cairn Circle

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Green Low Cairn Circle

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱War Memorial ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Memorial ParkUrban park3.7 km→✦Anglo Scandinavian high cross in the churchyard of St Thomas Becket ChurchHistoric site3.4 km→✦Standing cross in the churchyard of St Thomas Becket ChurchHistoric site3.4 km→🦉STUBBINS PARKNature reserve4.8 km→✦Coalpithole RakeHistoric site2.4 km→

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