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Sickleholme Golf Course

23 ha

📷 Neil Theasby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome23 ha

Getting here

53.34528, -1.67498

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 265m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Limnephilus lunatus, Common Green Grasshopper, Hawthorn Shieldbug +48 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Limnephilus lunatus, Common Green Grasshopper, Hawthorn Shieldbug +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Great Burnet, Bush Vetch, Dandelion +28 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Great Burnet, Bush Vetch, Dandelion +28 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Dandelion, Pedunculate Oak, Crowberry agg. +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 30 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional 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
Pink Route (Padley Gorge and Burbage Brook Walk), Longshaw EstateWalking route2.7 km

Access statement: https://nt.global.ssl.fastly.net/binaries/content/assets/website/national/regions/peak-district-derbyshire/places/longshaw-burbage-and-the-eastern-moors/pdf/230208-longshaw-access-statement-feb-2024.pdf

Named routeLength 2.7 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Orange Route, Longshaw EstateWalking route2.7 km

No steps or stiles. Accessibility statement: https://nt.global.ssl.fastly.net/binaries/content/assets/website/national/regions/peak-district-derbyshire/places/longshaw-burbage-and-the-eastern-moors/pdf/230208-longshaw-access-statement-feb-2024.pdf

Named routeLength 2.7 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
White Edge Loop Cycling TrailCycling route
Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route
Thornhill TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
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
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Horse riding

14 public paths nearby

Public paths
Hurstclough Lanebyway open to all traffic · 116 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 116 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Gatehouse Lanebyway open to all traffic · 363 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 363 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Hurstclough Lanebyway open to all traffic · 9 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 9 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Hurstclough Lanebyway open to all traffic · 389 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 389 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Leeside Roadbyway open to all traffic · 485 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 485 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View from White Edge Moor

📷 Neil Theasby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View from White Edge Moor

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🌱Hathersage ParkUrban park2.4 km→⛪Hathersage Methodist ChurchReligious grounds2.2 km→✦Quarry Hill & Hill 60 WW1 training trenchesHistoric site4.5 km→✦Redmires First World War Training AreaHistoric site4.5 km→⛪Bradwell Methodist ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→⚽Bamford and Thornhill Recreation GroundPlaying field1.3 km→

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