Ruins of Pipers Inn Coaching Inn on the Roman Road
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53.11462, -1.68964
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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 🐕 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Common Blue, Red Admiral, Green-veined White +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cock's-foot, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Festuca rubra +68 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cock's-foot, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Festuca rubra +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Bramble, Hogweed, Mouse-ear-hawkweed +10 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Limestone Way Walking route 74 km ▾
Castleton to Rocester
Named route Length 74 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map High Peak Trail Walking route 27 km ▾
Named route Length 27 km Regional walking route
Show on map Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 13 Walking route 16 km ▾
Named route Length 16 km Regional walking route
Show on map Roystone Grange Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 547 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 547 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 548 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 548 National Cycle Network
Show on map Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 286 m ▾
Named route Ref 547 Length 286 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 3.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 547 Length 3.3 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Tissington Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Tissington Trail Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map High Peak Trail Mountain bike route 27 km ▾
Named route Ref High Peak Trail Length 27 km Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Carsington Water Cycle Route Mountain bike route ▾
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 8 public paths nearby
Public paths
Minninglow Lane byway open to all traffic · 779 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 779 m Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map High Peak Trail bridleway · 118 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 118 m Surface gravel Path type: cycleway
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Wildlife to spot
8,929 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,929 records · National Biodiversity Network Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Linnet · Magpie · Carrion Crow +36
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Linnet Linaria cannabina Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Raven Corvus corax Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Swallow Hirundo rustica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula House Martin Delichon urbicum Blackbird Turdus merula Rook Corvus frugilegus Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Whitethroat Curruca communis Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Skylark Alauda arvensis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus Common Gull Larus canus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Sand Martin Riparia riparia Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stock Dove Columba oenas Swift Apus apus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rabbit · Mole · Brown Hare
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Mole Talpa europaea Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly +9
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus Violet Ground Beetle Common Knapweed · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Festuca rubra · Cleavers · Heath-grass +51
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Festuca rubra Festuca rubra Cleavers Galium aparine Heath-grass Danthonia decumbens Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre Euphrasia officinalis Euphrasia officinalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,929 records · National Biodiversity Network Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Linnet · Magpie · Carrion Crow +36
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Linnet Linaria cannabina Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Raven Corvus corax Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Swallow Hirundo rustica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula House Martin Delichon urbicum Blackbird Turdus merula Rook Corvus frugilegus Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Whitethroat Curruca communis Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Skylark Alauda arvensis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus Common Gull Larus canus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Sand Martin Riparia riparia Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Stock Dove Columba oenas Swift Apus apus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rabbit · Mole · Brown Hare
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Mole Talpa europaea Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Common Blue Damselfly +9
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus Violet Ground Beetle Common Knapweed · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Festuca rubra · Cleavers · Heath-grass +51
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus Festuca rubra Festuca rubra Cleavers Galium aparine Heath-grass Danthonia decumbens Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre Euphrasia officinalis Euphrasia officinalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Carabus violaceus
Carabus violaceus
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica
Hawkweed Hieracium
Hawkweed Hieracium
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Black Medick Medicago lupulina
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Quaking-grass Briza media
Quaking-grass Briza media
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum
Common Couch Elymus repens
Common Couch Elymus repens
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Musk Thistle Carduus nutans
Musk Thistle Carduus nutans
Meadow Oat Helictochloa pratensis
Meadow Oat Helictochloa pratensis
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense
Intermediate Lady's-mantle Alchemilla xanthochlora
Intermediate Lady's-mantle Alchemilla xanthochlora
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Wild Thyme Thymus drucei
Wild Thyme Thymus drucei
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Hawkweed Oxtongue Picris hieracioides
Hawkweed Oxtongue Picris hieracioides
Laburnham Laburnum anagyroides
Laburnham Laburnum anagyroides
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba subsp. sanguisorba
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba subsp. sanguisorba
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Viper's-bugloss Echium vulgare
Viper's-bugloss Echium vulgare 