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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 70 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › High Peak Getting here
53.39072, -1.91370
Open directionsv 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 🍄 Mushroom 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🍄 Mushroom 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Wren, Carrion Crow +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Wren, Carrion Crow +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — False Chanterelle, Yellowleg Bonnet, Bracken Map +13 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — False Chanterelle, Yellowleg Bonnet, Bracken Map +13 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Heather, Rhododendron, Marsh Thistle +19 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Heather, Rhododendron, Marsh Thistle +19 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Bilberry, Hazel, Rowan +6 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby · 7 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 Edale Circular Walk, High Peak Walking route 5.4 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 route Length 5.4 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Lantern Pike Circular (Ethel), High Peak Walking route 7.4 km ▾
Named route Length 7.4 km Duration 02:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Mount Famine, South Head and Brown Knoll (Ethels), High Peak Walking route 10.9 km ▾
Named route Length 10.9 km Duration 03:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Kinder Trespass 75 Walking route ▾
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Sett Valley Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Peak Forest Canal Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines) Mountain bike route 130.4 km ▾
Named route Length 130.4 km National Cycle Network
Show on map 11 public paths nearby
Public paths
Snake Path bridleway · 395 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 395 m Surface rock Path type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
12,065 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,065 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Robin · Wren +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Raven Corvus corax2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Greylag Goose Anser anser Barn Owl Tyto alba Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 3 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Green Tiger Beetle · Carabus arvensis · Violet Ground Beetle
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris Carabus arvensis Carabus arvensis Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025 False Chanterelle · Yellowleg Bonnet · Bracken Map · Heath Navel · Cladonia floerkeana +1
False Chanterelle Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca Yellowleg Bonnet Mycena epipterygia Bracken Map Rhopographus filicinus Heath Navel Lichenomphalia ericetorum Cladonia floerkeana Cladonia floerkeana Birch Brittlegill Russula betularum Heather · Rhododendron · Hazel · Bell Heather · Marsh Woundwort +12
Heather Calluna vulgaris Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum Hazel Corylus avellana Bell Heather Erica cinerea Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris Ash Fraxinus excelsior Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,065 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Carrion Crow · Robin · Wren +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Raven Corvus corax2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Greylag Goose Anser anser Barn Owl Tyto alba Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 3 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Green Tiger Beetle · Carabus arvensis · Violet Ground Beetle
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris Carabus arvensis Carabus arvensis Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025 False Chanterelle · Yellowleg Bonnet · Bracken Map · Heath Navel · Cladonia floerkeana +1
False Chanterelle Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca Yellowleg Bonnet Mycena epipterygia Bracken Map Rhopographus filicinus Heath Navel Lichenomphalia ericetorum Cladonia floerkeana Cladonia floerkeana Birch Brittlegill Russula betularum Heather · Rhododendron · Hazel · Bell Heather · Marsh Woundwort +12
Heather Calluna vulgaris Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum Hazel Corylus avellana Bell Heather Erica cinerea Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris Ash Fraxinus excelsior Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum
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