Plan your visit
🛝Family🎠Play🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
53.32142, -1.91659
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦31+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Picnic Basket — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦31+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Picnic Basket — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +28 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +28 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Syrphus +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km12 signed routes nearby · 12 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
Edale Circular Walk, High PeakWalking route5.4 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 routeLength 5.4 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Mount Famine, South Head and Brown Knoll (Ethels), High PeakWalking route10.9 km▾
Named routeLength 10.9 kmDuration 03:00Round tripLocal walking route
Broken BanksWalking route▾
Goyt WayWalking route16 km▾
Named routeLength 16 kmLocal walking route
Church Lanepublic footpath · 450 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 450 mPath type: service
Park Roadpublic footpath · 137 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 137 mPath type: residential
Station Roadpublic footpath · 261 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 261 mPath type: unclassified
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Peak Forest Tramway TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Peak Forest CanalCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
High Peak CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
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
Photos
Arch at entrance to War Memorial Park
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
11,802 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,802 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds18 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · House Sparrow +13
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MagpiePica pica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects7 species
winterspring
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Helina evecta · Red-legged Shieldbug · 10-spot Ladybird +2
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Helina evectaHelina evecta
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Lesser Celandine · Coltsfoot · Ivy · Daisy · Common Nettle +37
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- IvyHedera helix
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
- AshFraxinus excelsior
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,802 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds18 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · House Sparrow +13
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MagpiePica pica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects7 species
winterspring
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Helina evecta · Red-legged Shieldbug · 10-spot Ladybird +2
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Helina evectaHelina evecta
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Lesser Celandine · Coltsfoot · Ivy · Daisy · Common Nettle +37
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- IvyHedera helix
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
- AshFraxinus excelsior
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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