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Rainslow Scrins 470m south west of Leadmines Farm

7 ha

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeInsects
Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

53.13836, -1.66979

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Blackbird
  • ✦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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Chaffinch +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Chaffinch +81 more · last seen 2025; Lowland meadows priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Common Blue, Dark Green Fritillary +40 more · last seen 2025; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Yellow Corydalis, Common Spotted-orchid, Shining Crane's-bill +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Lowland meadows — wild flowers, berries and seasonal plants

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 5 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
Roystone Grange TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Dark Lanepublic footpath · 186 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 186 mPath type: footway
Hungerhill Lanepublic footpath · 303 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 303 mPath type: track
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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Route 548Cycling route
Named routeRef 548National Cycle Network
White Peak LoopCycling route
Named routeRef 680National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km
Named routeRef 680Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface flexsurface
Main RouteCycling route9 m
Named routeRef 548Length 9 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 680Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface flexsurface
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
High Peak TrailMountain bike route27 km
Named routeRef High Peak TrailLength 27 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Rainslow Scrins, looking south-east from Moor Lane

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Rainslow Scrins, looking south-east from Moor Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Gorseydale lead mines, 300m north and 650m north west of Moor FarmHistoric site3 km→✦Bronze Age burial, ceremonial and settlement remains on Stanton Moor, and evidence for medieval, post-medieval and 19th to early 20th century activityHistoric site3.9 km→✦Northern Dale lead minesHistoric site4.6 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds1.8 km→✦Smiths Rodley CraneHistoric site3.1 km→✦Romano-British field system, 420m south east of Roystone GrangeHistoric site4.3 km→