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St Margaret's Church

3 ha

📷 Ruth Sharville · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.26355, -1.81501

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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
  • 🌿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

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Wild Marjoram, Meadowsweet, Garlic Mustard +17 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Dipper, Redstart, Robin +42 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Dipper, Redstart, Robin +42 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Rhingia campestris, Yellow Meadow Ant, Cercopis vulnerata +260 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Rhingia campestris, Yellow Meadow Ant, Cercopis vulnerata +260 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Butterbur, Hart's-Tongue, Salad Burnet +158 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Butterbur, Hart's-Tongue, Salad Burnet +158 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 33 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
White Peak Loop - Link to Monsal TrailWalking route
Named route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 1Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Monsal TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
High Peak CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Buxton Cycle Route 1Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National 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
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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

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Margaret's church, Wormhill

📷 Ruth Sharville · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Margaret's church, Wormhill

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