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📷 David Medcalf · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

53.24795, -1.74880

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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

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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Dipper, Mallard, Robin +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Dipper, Mallard, Robin +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Yellow Meadow Ant, Murky-legged Black Legionnaire +125 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Yellow Meadow Ant, Murky-legged Black Legionnaire +125 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Hogweed, Hart's-Tongue +172 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Hogweed, Hart's-Tongue +172 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Water Mint, Meadowsweet +24 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 1Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Monsal TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Monsal TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 680National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km
Named routeRef 680Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route34 m
Named routeRef 680Length 34 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route709 m
Named routeRef 680Length 709 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route476 m
Named routeRef 680Length 476 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route484 m
Named routeRef 680Length 484 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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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

The well-illuminated Cressbrook Tunnel

📷 David Medcalf · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The well-illuminated Cressbrook Tunnel

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✦THORNBRIDGE HALLHistoric site3.5 km→✦'Sheepwash' BridgeHistoric site3.8 km→✦Lees and Dove Rakes, Booth Lee Pipes and Sterndale SoughHistoric site1.1 km→🌱Tideswell Dale Picnic AreaUrban park2.3 km→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→✦Maury Mine and SoughHistoric site2.2 km→

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