Oxlow Rake lead mines 11 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds✦ Heritage
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 11 ha
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53.31969, -1.80825
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Lead mine scheduled monument
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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 — Goldfinch, Blackbird, Great Tit +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldfinch, Blackbird, Great Tit +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Myrmica scabrinodis, Small Black Ant, Common Green Grasshopper +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Mountain Pansy, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Green Spleenwort +32 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Mountain Pansy, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Green Spleenwort +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
🚵 Mountain biking
Good match
Named MTB route nearby: Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 28 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Limestone Way Walking route 74 km ▾
Castleton to Rocester
Named route Length 74 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Edale Circular Walk, High Peak Walking route 5.4 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 route Length 5.4 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Mount Famine, South Head and Brown Knoll (Ethels), High Peak Walking route 10.9 km ▾
Named route Length 10.9 km Duration 03:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 2 Walking route 15.6 km ▾
Named route Length 15.6 km Regional walking route
Show on map Mam Tor Cavedale Loop, High Peak Walking route 9.5 km ▾
Named route Length 9.5 km Duration 03:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
High Peak Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 454 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 454 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 119 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 119 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 969 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 969 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines) Mountain bike route 130.4 km ▾
Named route Length 130.4 km National Cycle Network
Show on map 11 public paths nearby
Public paths
Oxlow Rake bridleway · 1.2 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1.2 km Surface unpaved Path type: track
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Wildlife to spot
6,142 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,142 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Swallow · Willow Warbler · Great Tit · House Martin · Blackbird +34
Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Brown Hare · Hedgehog
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Small Black Ant · Myrmica scabrinodis · Eristalis tenax · Rhingia campestris · Bibio pomonae +9
Small Black Ant Lasius niger Myrmica scabrinodis Myrmica scabrinodis Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae Formica lemani Formica lemani Mottled Grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus 🌿 Plants 18 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Mountain Pansy · Green Spleenwort · Early-purple Orchid · Crested Dog's-tail · Lady's Bedstraw +13
Mountain Pansy Viola lutea Green Spleenwort Asplenium viride Early-purple Orchid Orchis mascula Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum Sweet Cicely Myrrhis odorata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,142 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Swallow · Willow Warbler · Great Tit · House Martin · Blackbird +34
Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Brown Hare · Hedgehog
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Small Black Ant · Myrmica scabrinodis · Eristalis tenax · Rhingia campestris · Bibio pomonae +9
Small Black Ant Lasius niger Myrmica scabrinodis Myrmica scabrinodis Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Rhingia campestris Rhingia campestris Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae Formica lemani Formica lemani Mottled Grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus 🌿 Plants 18 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Mountain Pansy · Green Spleenwort · Early-purple Orchid · Crested Dog's-tail · Lady's Bedstraw +13
Mountain Pansy Viola lutea Green Spleenwort Asplenium viride Early-purple Orchid Orchis mascula Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum Sweet Cicely Myrrhis odorata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Myrmica sabuleti Myrmica sabuleti
Myrmica sabuleti Myrmica sabuleti
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Limonia phragmitidis Limonia phragmitidis
Limonia phragmitidis Limonia phragmitidis
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.
Slender-footed Robberfly Leptarthrus brevirostris
Slender-footed Robberfly Leptarthrus brevirostris
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis
Sericomyia silentis Sericomyia silentis Small Scabious
Small Scabious
Scabiosa columbaria
Scabiosa columbaria
Mossy Saxifrage Saxifraga hypnoides
Mossy Saxifrage Saxifraga hypnoides
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Tormentil Potentilla erecta
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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