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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 10 ha
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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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Bilberry, Meadowsweet, White Dead-nettle +17 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Peacock, Speckled Wood +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, Bugle, Betony +132 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Maidenhair Spleenwort, Bugle, Betony +132 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 38 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Derwent Valley Heritage Way Walking route 89 km ▾
Named route Length 89 km Regional walking route
Show on map Pink Route (Padley Gorge and Burbage Brook Walk), Longshaw Estate Walking route 2.7 km ▾
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Named route Length 2.7 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Orange Route, Longshaw Estate Walking route 2.7 km ▾
No steps or stiles.
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Named route Length 2.7 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Views and Woodlands Walk at Longshaw, Longshaw Estate Walking route 8.4 km ▾
Panoramic views across the Peak District. This circular walk includes some short, steep sections as well as uneven ground and some muddy areas. Ensure you are wearing suitable footwear.
Named route Length 8.4 km Duration 03:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Longshaw Woodland Explorer Walk, Longshaw Estate Walking route 4.8 km ▾
Reasonable terrain with some steep sections.
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Named route Length 4.8 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map The Fold public footpath · 52 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 52 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map The Fold public footpath · 42 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 42 m Surface asphalt Path type: track
Show on map Eaton Fold public footpath · 69 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 69 m Path type: service
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
White Edge Loop Cycling Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Monsal Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 680 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 601 m ▾
Named route Ref 680 Length 601 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 680 Length 1.3 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 6.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 680 Length 6.1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Mill Lane byway open to all traffic · 268 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 268 m Surface asphalt Path type: track
Show on map Mill Lane byway open to all traffic · 783 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 783 m Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map Cliff Bottom byway open to all traffic · 276 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 276 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Jacob’s Ladder byway open to all traffic · 124 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 124 m Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map Jacob’s Ladder byway open to all traffic · 209 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 209 m Surface gravel Path type: track
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Wildlife to spot
21,282 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,282 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Great Tit +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Red Deer
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Volucella pellucens · Eristalis tenax +25
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 🌿 Plants 49 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Primrose · Coltsfoot · Lords-and-Ladies · Small Teasel · Rosebay Willowherb +44
Primrose Primula vulgaris Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025 Small Teasel Dipsacus pilosus2025 Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025 Harebell Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,282 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Great Tit +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Red Deer
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil · Volucella pellucens · Eristalis tenax +25
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 🌿 Plants 49 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Primrose · Coltsfoot · Lords-and-Ladies · Small Teasel · Rosebay Willowherb +44
Primrose Primula vulgaris Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025 Small Teasel Dipsacus pilosus2025 Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025 Harebell Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia2025
Leucozona glaucia Leucozona glaucia2025
Mottled Grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus2025
Mottled Grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes2025
Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025 Campanula rotundifolia2025
Campanula rotundifolia2025
Dark-red Helleborine Epipactis atrorubens2025
Dark-red Helleborine Epipactis atrorubens2025
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus
Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus
Weld Reseda luteola
Weld Reseda luteola
Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites
Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites
Ploughman's-spikenard Inula conyzae
Ploughman's-spikenard Inula conyzae
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Three-nerved Sandwort Moehringia trinervia2025
Three-nerved Sandwort Moehringia trinervia2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Wood Melick Melica uniflora2025
Wood Melick Melica uniflora2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca2025
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca2025
Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica2025
Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica2025
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum2025
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum2025
Betony Betonica officinalis2025
Betony Betonica officinalis2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Goldenrod Solidago virgaurea2025
Goldenrod Solidago virgaurea2025
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2025
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2025
Phlox Phlox paniculata2025
Phlox Phlox paniculata2025
Common Fragrant-orchid Gymnadenia conopsea2025
Common Fragrant-orchid Gymnadenia conopsea2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga2025
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Woolly Thistle Cirsium eriophorum2025
Woolly Thistle Cirsium eriophorum2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris2025
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2025
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2025
Orpine Hylotelephium telephium2025
Orpine Hylotelephium telephium2025
Yellow Bird's-nest Hypopitys monotropa2025
Yellow Bird's-nest Hypopitys monotropa2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Limestone Fern Gymnocarpium robertianum2025
Limestone Fern Gymnocarpium robertianum2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2025
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2025 