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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › East Midlands › High Peak Getting here
53.45127, -1.98410
Open directionsv 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 ☕ Twig Coffee Shop — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here ☕ Twig Coffee Shop — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ 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 — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Magpie +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Magpie +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hazel, Hogweed, Rowan +15 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wall-rue, Field Horsetail, Maidenhair Spleenwort +143 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wall-rue, Field Horsetail, Maidenhair Spleenwort +143 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Cuckoo-Spit Insect, 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +39 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Cuckoo-Spit Insect, 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +39 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby · 3 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 Goyt Way Walking route 16 km ▾
Named route Length 16 km Local walking route
Show on map Etherow - Goyt Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Tameside Trail (West - Broadbottom to Mossley) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Tameside Trail (East - Broadbottom to Mossley) Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 43 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Trans-Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref TPT Regional cycle route
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Trans Pennine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 62 National Cycle Network
Show on map Longdendale Trail Cycling route ▾
Stalybridge & Diggle Loop Line Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 2 signed routes 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 Tame Valley Loop Mountain bike route 29 km ▾
Named route Ref Advanced Length 29 km Local cycle route
Show on map 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
22,696 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,696 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +39
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Mole Talpa europaea2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 🐝 Insects 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Black Clock · Limnephilus lunatus · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Acrossus rufipes
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025 Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025 Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes2025 Maidenhair Spleenwort · Wall-rue · Red Dead-nettle · Honeysuckle · Sycamore +8
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2025 Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon Blackthorn Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,696 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +39
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mole · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Mole Talpa europaea2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 🐝 Insects 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Black Clock · Limnephilus lunatus · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Acrossus rufipes
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025 Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025 Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes2025 Maidenhair Spleenwort · Wall-rue · Red Dead-nettle · Honeysuckle · Sycamore +8
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2025 Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon Blackthorn Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Prunus spinosa
Prunus spinosa
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major2025
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major2025
Intermediate Polypody Polypodium interjectum2025
Intermediate Polypody Polypodium interjectum2025
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2025
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2025
Yew Taxus baccata2025
Yew Taxus baccata2025 