Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.20185, -1.96190
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lapwing and Meadow Pipit
- ⛪Churchyard walks is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lapwing and Meadow Pipit
- ⛪Churchyard walks is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Lapwing, Meadow Pipit, Curlew +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Lapwing, Meadow Pipit, Curlew +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Upland Summer Mayfly, Syrphus, Cantharis pellucida +21 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rosebay Willowherb, Bilberry, Foxglove +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 17 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
Manifold TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 17Walking route16.2 km▾
Named routeLength 16.2 kmRegional walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 1Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Buxton Ring of Trees WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Buxton Cycle Route 3Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Buxton Cycle Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route709 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 709 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route4 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Grit and Gears IIMountain bike route▾
Forest BridlewayMountain bike route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
9,101 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,101 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLapwing · Curlew · Kestrel · Carrion Crow · Meadow Pipit +37
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
🦌Mammals5 species
springwinter
2026▾
Mole · Brown Hare · Red Deer · Field Vole · Rabbit
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- Red DeerCervus elaphus2025
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
🐝Insects3 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Dicyphus (Idolocoris) pallicornis · 7-spot Ladybird · Cantharis pellucida
- Dicyphus (Idolocoris) pallicornisDicyphus (Idolocoris) pallicornis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida2025
Gorse · Foxglove · Bilberry · Wayfaring-tree · Sweet Cicely +11
- GorseUlex europaeus
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
- BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
- Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana2025
- Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata2025
- RaspberryRubus idaeus2025
- Spotted Dead-nettle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,101 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLapwing · Curlew · Kestrel · Carrion Crow · Meadow Pipit +37
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Red Grouse (scotica)Lagopus scotica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- CuckooCuculus canorus2025
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
🦌Mammals5 species
springwinter
2026▾
Mole · Brown Hare · Red Deer · Field Vole · Rabbit
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2025
- Red DeerCervus elaphus2025
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis2025
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2025
🐝Insects3 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Dicyphus (Idolocoris) pallicornis · 7-spot Ladybird · Cantharis pellucida
- Dicyphus (Idolocoris) pallicornisDicyphus (Idolocoris) pallicornis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida2025
Gorse · Foxglove · Bilberry · Wayfaring-tree · Sweet Cicely +11
- GorseUlex europaeus
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
- BilberryVaccinium myrtillus
- Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana2025
- Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata2025
- RaspberryRubus idaeus2025
- Spotted Dead-nettle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lamium maculatum2025
Lamium maculatum2025
Bush VetchVicia sepium2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025ChivesAllium schoenoprasum2025ChivesAllium schoenoprasum2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Musk-mallowMalva moschata2025Musk-mallowMalva moschata2025Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2025FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2025Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2025CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea2025CowberryVaccinium vitis-idaea2025