Plan your visit
🛝Family🎠Play🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.18175, -1.86864
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Kestrel
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Moorland Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Kestrel
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Moorland Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Tawny Owl, Kestrel, Swallow +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Bat, Mole, Brown Hare +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Green-veined White +87 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 11 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
Limestone WayWalking route74 km▾
Castleton to Rocester
Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
High Peak TrailWalking route27 km▾
Named routeLength 27 kmRegional walking route
Manifold TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Cycleway (on road alternative)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 548Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 548National Cycle Network
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 549Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 549National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route210 m▾
Named routeRef 548Length 210 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
High Peak TrailMountain bike route27 km▾
Named routeRef High Peak TrailLength 27 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km▾
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
11,498 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,498 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Swallow · Magpie · Curlew · Raven +32
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Field Vole · Mole · Stoat +2
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2023
- MoleTalpa europaea2023
- StoatMustela erminea
- Red DeerCervus elaphus2024
- Brown Hare
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
Mesembrina meridiana · Helophilus pendulus · Sericomyia silentis · Eristalis pertinax · Syritta pipiens +18
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024
- Common Green Grasshopper
Hawthorn · Germander Speedwell · Smooth Sow-thistle · Common Sorrel · Meadow Buttercup +51
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
- Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
- Musk ThistleCarduus nutans
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,498 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Swallow · Magpie · Curlew · Raven +32
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- SwiftApus apus2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Field Vole · Mole · Stoat +2
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2023
- MoleTalpa europaea2023
- StoatMustela erminea
- Red DeerCervus elaphus2024
- Brown Hare
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
Mesembrina meridiana · Helophilus pendulus · Sericomyia silentis · Eristalis pertinax · Syritta pipiens +18
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
- Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2024
- Common Green Grasshopper
Hawthorn · Germander Speedwell · Smooth Sow-thistle · Common Sorrel · Meadow Buttercup +51
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
- Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
- Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025
- Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
- Musk ThistleCarduus nutans
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lepus europaeus2024
Lepus europaeus2024
Omocestus viridulus
Omocestus viridulus
Sacchiphantes abietisSacchiphantes abietisSacchiphantes abietisSacchiphantes abietisMyrmica ruginodisMyrmica ruginodisMyrmica ruginodisMyrmica ruginodisSt Marks FlyBibio marciSt Marks FlyBibio marciTipula paludosaTipula paludosa2024Tipula paludosaTipula paludosa2024Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2024Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2024Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2023Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2023MelanostomaMelanostoma2023MelanostomaMelanostoma2023Cabbage-stem Flea BeetlePsylliodes chrysocephala2023Cabbage-stem Flea BeetlePsylliodes chrysocephala202322-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202322-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2023Xylota segnisXylota segnis2023Xylota segnisXylota segnis2023Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023Orange-bearded BluebottleCalliphora vomitoria2023Orange-bearded BluebottleCalliphora vomitoria2023Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2023Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2023Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2023Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2023Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2023Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus20232025
2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2024HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2024Dog-roseRosa caninaDog-roseRosa caninaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2025Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2025Yellow-flowered StrawberryPotentilla indica2025Yellow-flowered StrawberryPotentilla indica2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025Perennial CornflowerCentaurea montana2025Perennial CornflowerCentaurea montana2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025GorseUlex europaeus2025GorseUlex europaeus2025CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli2025CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli2025Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2025Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2025Common BentAgrostis capillaris2025Common BentAgrostis capillaris2025Limestone BedstrawGalium sterneri2025Limestone BedstrawGalium sterneri2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2025Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2025Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2025Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2025Mossy SaxifrageSaxifraga hypnoides2025Mossy SaxifrageSaxifraga hypnoides2025Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2025Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2025Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2025Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2025Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2025Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2025Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2025Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2025Spring-sedgeCarex caryophyllea2025Spring-sedgeCarex caryophyllea2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Wild ThymeThymus drucei2025Wild ThymeThymus drucei2025Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2025Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2025Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2025Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2025Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2025Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2025Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2025Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. sanguisorba2025Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. sanguisorba2025Crested Hair-grassKoeleria macrantha2025Crested Hair-grassKoeleria macrantha2025Broad BeanVicia faba2025Broad BeanVicia faba2025Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2023Chinese BrambleRubus tricolor2023Chinese BrambleRubus tricolor2023Fen BedstrawGalium uliginosum2023Fen BedstrawGalium uliginosum2023MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2023MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2023Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2023Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2023False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2023False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2023Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2023Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2023