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Silence Mine

📷 Peter McDermott · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

53.29874, -1.71951

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Jackdaw +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Jackdaw +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Meadow Waxcap, Golden Waxcap, White Spindles +29 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Meadow Waxcap, Golden Waxcap, White Spindles +29 more · last seen 2021

Varies

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Green-veined White, Small Heath +53 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Green-veined White, Small Heath +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Meadow Crane's-bill, Danish Scurvygrass, Bladder Campion +60 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Meadow Crane's-bill, Danish Scurvygrass, Bladder Campion +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Limestone WayWalking route74 km

Castleton to Rocester

Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Mam Tor Cavedale Loop, High PeakWalking route9.5 km
Named routeLength 9.5 kmDuration 03:30Round tripLocal walking route
Monsal TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Thornhill TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Monsal TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 680National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km
Named routeRef 680Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route34 m
Named routeRef 680Length 34 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route937 m
Named routeRef 680Length 937 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network
🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Silence Bridle Lanerestricted byway · 790 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 790 mSurface gravel

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Black Hole Mine - geograph.org.uk - 7605230

📷 Peter McDermott · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

Black Hole Mine - geograph.org.uk - 7605230

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