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53.12342, -1.56577
Open directionsv The Heights of Abraham is a tourist attraction in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, England. It consists of a hilltop park on top of Masson Hill, accessed from the village by the Heights of Abraham cable car. The heights are named after a supposed resemblance to the Plains of Abraham, also known as the Heights of Abraham, in Quebec, Canada, where General James Wolfe died in battle against the French in 1759.
Read more on Wikipedia → Park Grade II* listed park and garden
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 107m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 107m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Dipper +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Dipper +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
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
Plants — Ramsons, Hogweed, Hazel +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hemp-agrimony, Harebell, Ramsons +71 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hemp-agrimony, Harebell, Ramsons +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 70 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 Limestone Way Walking route 74 km ▾
Castleton to Rocester
Named route Length 74 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map High Peak Trail Walking route 27 km ▾
Named route Length 27 km Regional walking route
Show on map Derwent Valley Heritage Way Walking route 89 km ▾
Named route Length 89 km Regional walking route
Show on map Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 13 Walking route 16 km ▾
Named route Length 16 km Regional walking route
Show on map West Bank public footpath · 28 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 28 m Surface sett Path type: track
Show on map Ember Lane public footpath · 648 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 648 m Surface ground Path type: unclassified
Show on map Giddy Edge public footpath · 65 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 65 m Surface unpaved Path type: footway
Show on map 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 547 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 547 National Cycle Network
Show on map White Peak Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 680 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 680 Length 2.3 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface flexsurface
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 852 m ▾
Named route Ref 680 Length 852 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 680 Length 1.8 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface flexsurface
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
High Peak Trail Mountain bike route 27 km ▾
Named route Ref High Peak Trail Length 27 km Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines) Mountain bike route 130.4 km ▾
Named route Length 130.4 km National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
26,895 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 26,895 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Dipper · Robin +36
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dipper Cinclus cinclus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Slow-worm
Water Cricket · Vine Weevil · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Nimbus obliteratus +15
Water Cricket Velia (Plesiovelia) caprai Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Nimbus obliteratus Nimbus obliteratus Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Roesel's Bush-cricket Dog's Mercury · Yew · Hogweed · Blackthorn · Violet +36
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Yew Taxus baccata Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025 Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025 Violet Viola Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Feverfew Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 26,895 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Dipper · Robin +36
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dipper Cinclus cinclus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Slow-worm
Water Cricket · Vine Weevil · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Nimbus obliteratus +15
Water Cricket Velia (Plesiovelia) caprai Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Nimbus obliteratus Nimbus obliteratus Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus Roesel's Bush-cricket Dog's Mercury · Yew · Hogweed · Blackthorn · Violet +36
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Yew Taxus baccata Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025 Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025 Violet Viola Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Feverfew Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Roeseliana roeselii
Roeseliana roeselii
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus
Badister bullatus Badister bullatus
Badister bullatus Badister bullatus
Bodilopsis rufa Bodilopsis rufa
Bodilopsis rufa Bodilopsis rufa
Aphodius pedellus Aphodius pedellus
Aphodius pedellus Aphodius pedellus
Nimbus contaminatus Nimbus contaminatus
Nimbus contaminatus Nimbus contaminatus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Euorodalus coenosus Euorodalus coenosus
Euorodalus coenosus Euorodalus coenosus
Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes
Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes
Small Black Ant Lasius niger
Small Black Ant Lasius niger
Geotrupes spiniger Geotrupes spiniger
Geotrupes spiniger Geotrupes spiniger
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Tanacetum parthenium2025
Tanacetum parthenium2025
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba2025
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba2025
Chaenostoma cordatum Chaenostoma cordatum2025
Chaenostoma cordatum Chaenostoma cordatum2025
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2025
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2025
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis2025
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis2025
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia2025
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025
Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2025
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2025
Hedera helix Hedera helix2025
Hedera helix Hedera helix2025
Willow Salix2025
Willow Salix2025
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025
Garden Lady's-mantle Alchemilla mollis2025
Garden Lady's-mantle Alchemilla mollis2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2025
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis2025
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis2025
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2025
Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus2025
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2025
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2025
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris2025
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris2025
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra2025
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Small Scabious Scabiosa columbaria2025
Small Scabious Scabiosa columbaria2025
Salix euxina Salix euxina2025
Salix euxina Salix euxina2025
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025
Hawkweed Hieracium2025
Hawkweed Hieracium2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
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