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Lime Kiln

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📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

53.25667, -1.80310

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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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Dipper, Redstart, Robin +40 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Dipper, Redstart, Robin +40 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Rhingia campestris, Cercopis vulnerata, Murky-legged Black Legionnaire +299 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Rhingia campestris, Cercopis vulnerata, Murky-legged Black Legionnaire +299 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Butterbur, Early-purple Orchid +110 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Butterbur, Early-purple Orchid +110 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Wild Marjoram, Mouse-ear-hawkweed, Sweet Cicely +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 16 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
White Peak Loop - Link to Monsal TrailWalking route
Named route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 1Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Monsal TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
High Peak CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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 route69 m
Named routeRef 680Length 69 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route709 m
Named routeRef 680Length 709 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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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

East Buxton Lime Kiln

📷 Kevin Waterhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

East Buxton Lime Kiln

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🌱Tideswell Dale Picnic AreaUrban park2.3 km→✦Lees and Dove Rakes, Booth Lee Pipes and Sterndale SoughHistoric site2.7 km→✦Maury Mine and SoughHistoric site1.6 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds3.2 km→✦Arbourseats Veins and Sough, Wardlow Sough, Nay Green Mine and Washing Floors, Hading Vein and Seedlow RakeHistoric site4.3 km→✦Lime KilnHistoric site800 m→

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