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Places › England › East Midlands › High Peak Getting here
53.42106, -1.84273
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 78m away — 8 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 78m away — 8 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Wren, Carrion Crow +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Sericomyia silentis, Cercopis vulnerata, Rhagonycha lignosa +12 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Cottongrass, Crowberry agg., Hare's-tail Cottongrass +82 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Cottongrass, Crowberry agg., Hare's-tail Cottongrass +82 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Crowberry agg., Two-horned Pincerwort, Cephaloziella +6 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Below Kinder Scout: A Circular Walk Around Kinder Reservoir, High Peak Walking route 8.3 km ▾
Circular route on Snake Path from Hayfield. Views of reservoir and High Peak. Dogs must be kept on leads.
Named route Length 8.3 km Duration 03:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Kinder Scout Circular Walk, High Peak Walking route 12 km ▾
Moorland walk, to stay safe, make sure someone knows when you are expected to finish. Paths good but rugged. Some challenging ascents and descents. Good fitness level and walking equipment required. Dogs should be on leads.
Named route Length 12 km Duration 05:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Derwent Dam Green Route Walking route 4.5 km ▾
Named route Length 4.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Pennine Way (Edale to Crowden) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Snake Path public footpath · 5.1 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 5.1 km Surface dirt Path type: footway
Show on map Snake Path public footpath · 7 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 7 m Surface dirt Path type: footway
Show on map Snake Path public footpath · 248 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 248 m Surface dirt Path type: footway
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Wildlife to spot
5,040 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,040 records · National Biodiversity Network Meadow Pipit · Carrion Crow · Wren · Coal Tit · Robin +40
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Siskin Spinus spinus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2024 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2024 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Raven Corvus corax Great Tit Parus major Little Owl Athene noctua Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2024 Dunlin Calidris alpina2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Mountain Hare · Grey Squirrel
Mountain Hare Lepus timidus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Sericomyia silentis · Philopotamus montanus · Cercopis vulnerata · Rhagonycha lignosa · Denticollis linearis +10
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Philopotamus montanus Philopotamus montanus2024 Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2024 Rhagonycha lignosa Rhagonycha lignosa2024 Denticollis linearis Denticollis linearis2024 Meliscaeva cinctella Cloudberry · Bog-cotton · Bilberry · Crowberry agg. · Common Cottongrass +36
Cloudberry Rubus chamaemorus Bog-cotton Eriophorum2024 Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2024 Crowberry agg. Empetrum nigrum Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium2024 Heather Calluna vulgaris2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,040 records · National Biodiversity Network Meadow Pipit · Carrion Crow · Wren · Coal Tit · Robin +40
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Siskin Spinus spinus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Curlew Numenius arquata2024 Red Grouse (scotica) Lagopus scotica2024 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2024 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Raven Corvus corax Great Tit Parus major Little Owl Athene noctua Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2024 Dunlin Calidris alpina2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Mountain Hare · Grey Squirrel
Mountain Hare Lepus timidus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Sericomyia silentis · Philopotamus montanus · Cercopis vulnerata · Rhagonycha lignosa · Denticollis linearis +10
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Philopotamus montanus Philopotamus montanus2024 Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2024 Rhagonycha lignosa Rhagonycha lignosa2024 Denticollis linearis Denticollis linearis2024 Meliscaeva cinctella Cloudberry · Bog-cotton · Bilberry · Crowberry agg. · Common Cottongrass +36
Cloudberry Rubus chamaemorus Bog-cotton Eriophorum2024 Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2024 Crowberry agg. Empetrum nigrum Common Cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium2024 Heather Calluna vulgaris2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meliscaeva cinctella
Meliscaeva cinctella
Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae
Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae
Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola2024
Bilberry Bumblebee Bombus monticola2024
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2024
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2024
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2024
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2024
Platycheirus Platycheirus2024
Platycheirus Platycheirus2024
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2024
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2024
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida2024
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida2024
Pill Beetle Byrrhus pilula2024
Pill Beetle Byrrhus pilula2024
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2024
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2024
Hare's-tail Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum2024
Hare's-tail Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum2024
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa2024
Wavy Hair-Grass Avenella flexuosa2024
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum
Star Sedge Carex echinata2024
Star Sedge Carex echinata2024
Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica2024
Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica2024
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum2024
Slender St John's-wort Hypericum pulchrum2024
Fir Clubmoss Huperzia selago
Fir Clubmoss Huperzia selago
Lemon-scented Fern Oreopteris limbosperma
Lemon-scented Fern Oreopteris limbosperma
Alpine Clubmoss Diphasiastrum alpinum
Alpine Clubmoss Diphasiastrum alpinum
Cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea2024
Cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea2024
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix2024
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix2024
Hard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact Rush Juncus inflexus/effusus/conglomeratus2024
Hard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact Rush Juncus inflexus/effusus/conglomeratus2024
Mat-grass Nardus stricta2024
Mat-grass Nardus stricta2024
Conifer seedlings/saplings Conifer seedlings/saplings2024
Conifer seedlings/saplings Conifer seedlings/saplings2024
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2024
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2024
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile2024
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile2024
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2024
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2024
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2024
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2024
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2024
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2024
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2024
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2024
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2024
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2024
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2024
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2024
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2024
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2024
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2024
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana2024
Bog Stitchwort Stellaria alsine2024
Bog Stitchwort Stellaria alsine2024
Marsh Violet Viola palustris2024
Marsh Violet Viola palustris2024
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2024
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2024
Green-ribbed Sedge Carex binervis2024
Green-ribbed Sedge Carex binervis2024
Bog Pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius2024
Bog Pondweed Potamogeton polygonifolius2024
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2024
Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus flammula2024
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2024
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2024
Round-leaved Crowfoot Ranunculus omiophyllus2024
Round-leaved Crowfoot Ranunculus omiophyllus2024
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2024
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2024
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2024
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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