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Heights of Abraham Country Park

📷 mickie collins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.12342, -1.56591

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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
  • 🛝Playground 115m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· PaidPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Dipper +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Dipper +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Glow-worm, Cabbage Bug, Roesel's Bush-cricket +149 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Ramsons, Hogweed, Hazel +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hemp-agrimony, Harebell, Ramsons +71 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hemp-agrimony, Harebell, Ramsons +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 71 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Limestone WayWalking route74 km

Castleton to Rocester

Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
High Peak TrailWalking route27 km
Named routeLength 27 kmRegional walking route
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 13Walking route16 km
Named routeLength 16 kmRegional walking route
West Bankpublic footpath · 28 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 28 mSurface settPath type: track
Ember Lanepublic footpath · 648 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 648 mSurface groundPath type: unclassified
Giddy Edgepublic footpath · 65 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 65 mSurface unpavedPath type: footway
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Route 547Cycling route
Named routeRef 547National Cycle Network
White Peak LoopCycling route
Named routeRef 680National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km
Named routeRef 680Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface flexsurface
Main RouteCycling route852 m
Named routeRef 680Length 852 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 680Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface flexsurface
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
High Peak TrailMountain bike route27 km
Named routeRef High Peak TrailLength 27 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Heights of Abraham - Matlock

📷 mickie collins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Heights of Abraham - Matlock

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🌱Hall Leys ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Memorial GardensUrban park500 m→🌱Lovers' WalksUrban park600 m→🌱Derwent GardensUrban park700 m→🌱Derwent GardensUrban park700 m→🌱Knowleston GardensUrban park1.6 km→

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