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North Lees Chapel

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📷 Neil Theasby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

53.34837, -1.65090

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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
  • ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CampsiteParking· Paid

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wren, Carrion Crow, Meadow Pipit +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Carrion Crow, Meadow Pipit +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Cercopis vulnerata, Sericomyia lappona +54 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Green Grasshopper, Cercopis vulnerata, Sericomyia lappona +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Foxglove, Soft-rush, Scots Pine +63 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Foxglove, Soft-rush, Scots Pine +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Beech, Bilberry, Dandelion +9 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Crook Hill Circular (Ethel), High PeakWalking route11.5 km
Named routeLength 11.5 kmDuration 03:30Round tripLocal walking route
Lost Lad and Back Tor (Ethels), High PeakWalking route12.1 km
Named routeLength 12.1 kmDuration 04:00Round tripLocal walking route
Pink Route (Padley Gorge and Burbage Brook Walk), Longshaw EstateWalking route2.7 km

Access statement: https://nt.global.ssl.fastly.net/binaries/content/assets/website/national/regions/peak-district-derbyshire/places/longshaw-burbage-and-the-eastern-moors/pdf/230208-longshaw-access-statement-feb-2024.pdf

Named routeLength 2.7 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Orange Route, Longshaw EstateWalking route2.7 km

No steps or stiles. Accessibility statement: https://nt.global.ssl.fastly.net/binaries/content/assets/website/national/regions/peak-district-derbyshire/places/longshaw-burbage-and-the-eastern-moors/pdf/230208-longshaw-access-statement-feb-2024.pdf

Named routeLength 2.7 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
White Edge Loop Cycling TrailCycling route
Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route
Thornhill TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route252 m
Named routeRef 6Length 252 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route347 m
Named routeRef 6Length 347 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route11 km
Named routeRef 6Length 11 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The ruins of Holy Trinity Chapel, North Lees (VII)

📷 Neil Theasby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The ruins of Holy Trinity Chapel, North Lees (VII)

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🌱Hathersage ParkUrban park2.1 km→⛪Hathersage Methodist ChurchReligious grounds2.1 km→✦Quarry Hill & Hill 60 WW1 training trenchesHistoric site3 km→✦Redmires First World War Training AreaHistoric site3 km→🏞️LONGSHAWCountry park4.9 km→✦Sheepwash Bank and Dennis Knoll prehistoric settlement and field systemHistoric site700 m→

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