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Lime Kiln

📷 Dave Dunford · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.25552, -1.79092

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Robin
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • ☕The Refreshment Room — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· PaidPicnic spotToilets

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Wren, Robin, Dipper +51 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Wren, Robin, Dipper +51 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Rhingia campestris, Cercopis vulnerata, Murky-legged Black Legionnaire +256 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Butterbur, Hart's-Tongue +116 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 20 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
Monk's Dalepublic footpath · 2.3 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 2.3 kmPath type: footway
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Cycling

19 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
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Monksdale Lanebridleway · 1.1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.1 kmSurface unpavedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lime kilns at Millers Dale

📷 Dave Dunford · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lime kilns at Millers Dale

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