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Rivelin Tunnel Sighting Tower

📷 Wikipedia · Rivelin Dams · CC BY-SA 3.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.37131, -1.68680

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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
  • ✦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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wren, Pheasant, Song Thrush +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Pheasant, Song Thrush +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cowberry, Selfheal, Guelder-rose +26 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cowberry, Selfheal, Guelder-rose +26 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Epistrophe grossulariae, Green Tiger Beetle, Meliscaeva cinctella +29 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Epistrophe grossulariae, Green Tiger Beetle, Meliscaeva cinctella +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Plants — Guelder-rose, Crowberry agg., Bilberry +4 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Derwent Valley and Reservoir Walk,Walking route7.4 km

Ladybower Reservoir, farmland and wooded cloughs. Views of Derwent Valley and High Peak area. Rough walking through fields, woodland paths, roads and open moorland. Dogs must be on leads.

Named routeLength 7.4 kmDuration 02:30Round tripLocal 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
Derwent Dam Green RouteWalking route4.5 km
Named routeLength 4.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Thornhill TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route454 m
Named routeRef 6Length 454 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route119 m
Named routeRef 6Length 119 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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

Wildlife to spot

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Redmires First World War Training AreaHistoric site4.4 km→✦Quarry Hill & Hill 60 WW1 training trenchesHistoric site4.4 km→✦Sheepwash Bank and Dennis Knoll prehistoric settlement and field systemHistoric site2.8 km→⚽Bamford and Thornhill Recreation GroundPlaying field3.2 km→⛪St Michael's Roman Catholic ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→💧Ladybower ReservoirReservoir2.4 km→

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