Middleton Top winding engine house, wheels and wheel-pit
0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🧺Picnic✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
53.09312, -1.58932
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦35+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pochard and Wigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦35+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pochard and Wigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
⛺Campsite🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pochard, Wigeon, Yellow-legged Gull +32 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Pochard, Wigeon, Yellow-legged Gull +32 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Black Clock, Carabus nemoralis, Violet Ground Beetle +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Broad-leaved Helleborine, Common Nettle, Sowbread +92 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 8 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
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km▾
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 13Walking route16 km▾
Named routeLength 16 kmRegional walking route
The Moorpublic footpath · 483 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 483 mSurface groundPath type: track
Samuel Lanepublic footpath · 134 m▾
An old mining lane called Samuel Lane which led to Samuel Mine lying on the edge of this lane / public footpath
Public pathpublic footpathLength 134 mPath type: footway
25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Route 547Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 547National Cycle Network
Alternative RouteCycling route286 m▾
Named routeRef 547Length 286 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route3.3 km▾
Named routeRef 547Length 3.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route652 m▾
Named routeRef 54Length 652 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route194 m▾
Named routeRef 547Length 194 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
High Peak TrailMountain bike route27 km▾
Named routeRef High Peak TrailLength 27 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Carsington Water Cycle RouteMountain bike route▾
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km▾
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network
10 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Middleton Top Engine House
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
47,679 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
47,679 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarabus nemoralis · Black Clock · Snail Hunter
- Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus
- Snail HunterCychrus caraboides
Common Whitlowgrass · Common Nettle · Lesser Celandine · Coltsfoot · Daisy +118
- Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
47,679 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarabus nemoralis · Black Clock · Snail Hunter
- Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus
- Snail HunterCychrus caraboides
Common Whitlowgrass · Common Nettle · Lesser Celandine · Coltsfoot · Daisy +118
- Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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