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Lathkill Dale and Mandale mines and soughs

10 ha

📷 John Slater · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeForagingInsects
Free entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

53.18959, -1.71445

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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
Parking· Paid

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Dandelion, Bramble, White Dead-nettle +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Eristalis tenax · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Jackdaw +25 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Mute Swan, Jackdaw +25 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Broad-leaved Dock, Spear Thistle, Dog's Mercury +106 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Broad-leaved Dock, Spear Thistle, Dog's Mercury +106 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 13 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
Peak PilgrimageWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Monsal TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
🚴

Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Monsal TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 680National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 54Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route776 m
Named routeRef 54Length 776 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route6.1 km
Named routeRef 680Length 6.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
🚵

Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Tissington TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRef Tissington TrailPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
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
🐴

Horse riding

11 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath in Lathkill Dale

📷 John Slater · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath in Lathkill Dale

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦'Sheepwash' BridgeHistoric site3.7 km→🌱Bath GardensUrban park3.7 km→🌱Bath GardensUrban park3.7 km→⛪Holy Trinity ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→🌱Riverside GardenUrban park3.9 km→✦Magpie, Dirty Red Soil, Maypit, Horsesteps and Great Red Soil lead mines and a limekiln, 590m south east of Johnson Lane FarmHistoric site3 km→

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