Grin Low and Buxton Country Park Picnic Site and Car Park 1 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🧺 Picnic
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › High Peak Getting here
53.24524, -1.92938
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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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🐕 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🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Magpie +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Robin, Magpie +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Grass-of-Parnassus, Common Ragwort, Devil's-bit Scabious +58 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Grass-of-Parnassus, Common Ragwort, Devil's-bit Scabious +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Eristalis tenax, 7-spot Ladybird, Helophilus pendulus +37 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis tenax, 7-spot Ladybird, Helophilus pendulus +37 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Midshires Way Walking route 370 km ▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named route Length 370 km Regional walking route
Show on map White Peak Loop - Link to Monsal Trail Walking route ▾
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 20 Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 1 Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Buxton Ring of Trees Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
High Peak Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Buxton Cycle Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Buxton Cycle Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Buxton Cycle Route 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Buxton Cycle Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Buxton Cycle Route 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Toilet block, Grin Low and Buxton Country Park car park
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Wildlife to spot
38,507 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 38,507 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Magpie · Nuthatch · Jackdaw · Goldcrest +31
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Tawny Owl Strix aluco Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Greenfinch Chloris chloris Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Grey Squirrel · Domestic Dog · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 4 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Neomyia cornicina · Black Clock
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Neomyia cornicina Neomyia cornicina Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025 🌿 Plants 12 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Hart's-Tongue · Lesser Celandine · Common Ragwort · Gooseberry · Scots Pine +7
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris Yew Taxus baccata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 38,507 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Magpie · Nuthatch · Jackdaw · Goldcrest +31
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Tawny Owl Strix aluco Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Greenfinch Chloris chloris Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Grey Squirrel · Domestic Dog · Mole
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Domestic Dog Canis lupus subsp. familiaris Mole Talpa europaea 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 4 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Neomyia cornicina · Black Clock
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Neomyia cornicina Neomyia cornicina Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2025 🌿 Plants 12 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Hart's-Tongue · Lesser Celandine · Common Ragwort · Gooseberry · Scots Pine +7
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris Yew Taxus baccata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coltsfoot
Coltsfoot
Tussilago farfara
Tussilago farfara
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Green Hellebore Helleborus viridis
Green Hellebore Helleborus viridis
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua
Arabis procurrens Arabis procurrens
Arabis procurrens Arabis procurrens 