PAVILION GARDENS, BUXTON 15 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds✦ Heritage🎠 Play
Public access Dogs welcome 15 ha
Getting here
53.25683, -1.92080
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About PAVILION GARDENS, BUXTON Buxton Pavilion Gardens is a Victorian landscaped public park in the spa town of Buxton in Derbyshire. The River Wye flows through the gardens, which are a Grade II* listed public park of Special Historic Interest.
Read more on Wikipedia → Park Grade II* listed park and garden c. 1871
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 113m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 113m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Jackdaw +51 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Historic site with public access; Grade II* listed building: THE OPERA HOUSE
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Jackdaw +51 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Coltsfoot, Hart's-Tongue, Yew +29 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Midshires Way Walking route 370 km ▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named route Length 370 km Regional walking route
Show on map Dane Valley Way Walking route 66 km ▾
Buxton to Northwich
Named route Length 66 km Regional walking route
Show on map Buxton Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 20 Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 1 Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Broadwalk public footpath · 266 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 266 m Surface asphalt Path type: pedestrian
Show on map Broadwalk public footpath · 228 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 228 m Surface asphalt Path type: pedestrian
Show on map Broadwalk public footpath · 7 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 7 m Surface asphalt Path type: pedestrian
Show on map 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Buxton Cycle Route 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map High Peak Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Buxton Cycle Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Buxton Cycle Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Buxton Cycle Route 3 Cycling route ▾
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Show on map Buxton Cycle Route 5 Cycling route ▾
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Show on map Photos Sculpture, Pavilion Gardens, Buxton
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Wildlife to spot
57,384 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 57,384 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Nuthatch · Jackdaw +36
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Tawny Owl Strix aluco Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Greenfinch Chloris chloris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Dipper Cinclus cinclus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 6 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Eristalis tenax · 7-spot Ladybird · Neomyia cornicina · Varied Carpet Beetle · Vine Weevil +1
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Neomyia cornicina Neomyia cornicina Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Trichocera regelationis Trichocera regelationis 🌿 Plants 16 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Coltsfoot · Hart's-Tongue · Lesser Celandine · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Flowering Currant +11
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 57,384 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Nuthatch · Jackdaw +36
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Coal Tit Periparus ater Tawny Owl Strix aluco Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Greenfinch Chloris chloris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Dipper Cinclus cinclus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 6 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Eristalis tenax · 7-spot Ladybird · Neomyia cornicina · Varied Carpet Beetle · Vine Weevil +1
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Neomyia cornicina Neomyia cornicina Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Trichocera regelationis Trichocera regelationis 🌿 Plants 16 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Coltsfoot · Hart's-Tongue · Lesser Celandine · Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage · Flowering Currant +11
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
Yew Taxus baccata
Yew Taxus baccata
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Green Hellebore Helleborus viridis
Green Hellebore Helleborus viridis
Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis
Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Arabis procurrens Arabis procurrens
Arabis procurrens Arabis procurrens 