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Shooter's Clough

16 ha

📷 John Topping · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

53.26919, -1.99442

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Errwood Hall 451m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Willow Warbler, Chaffinch, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Willow Warbler, Chaffinch, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Green Tiger Beetle, Bibio pomonae +11 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Purple Moor-grass, Bilberry, Hemp-agrimony +5 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Purple Moor-grass, Bilberry, Hemp-agrimony +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 3 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
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 20Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Buxton Ring of Trees WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 19Walking route15.3 km
Named routeLength 15.3 kmRegional walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 18Walking route13.7 km
Named routeLength 13.7 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Buxton Cycle Route 4Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Buxton Cycle Route 3Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Grit and Gears IIMountain bike route
Named route
Forest BridlewayMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View North Over Shooter's Clough

📷 John Topping · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View North Over Shooter's Clough

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Part of Goyt's Moss colliery, centered 220m south west of Derbyshire BridgeHistoric site3.1 km→💧Errwood ReservoirReservoir1.1 km→💧Errwood ReservoirReservoir1.1 km→💧Errwood ReservoirReservoir1.1 km→💧Lamaload ReservoirReservoir3.2 km→✦Lismore Fields Mesolithic and Neolithic settlementHistoric site4.7 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Goyt Fire Pond

Not High (England Use Only)2.8 km→

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