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St Paul's Church

📷 Neil Theasby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.30082, -1.88599

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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
  • 🛝Playground 216m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon +75 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Roundspored Oysterling, Ganoderma adspersum, Sheathed Woodtuft +74 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Roundspored Oysterling, Ganoderma adspersum, Sheathed Woodtuft +74 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Harebell, White Clover +145 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Harebell, White Clover +145 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Syrphus +60 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Syrphus +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 3 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
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Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 2Walking route15.6 km
Named routeLength 15.6 kmRegional walking route
Mam Tor Cavedale Loop, High PeakWalking route9.5 km
Named routeLength 9.5 kmDuration 03:30Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
High Peak CyclewayCycling route
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Buxton Cycle Route 4Cycling route
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Buxton Cycle Route 1Cycling route
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Buxton Cycle Route 3Cycling route
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Buxton Cycle Route 5Cycling route
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Buxton Cycle Route 2Cycling route
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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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Paul's Church, Dove Holes

📷 Neil Theasby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Paul's Church, Dove Holes

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Memorial ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱War Memorial ParkUrban park3.1 km→✦Standing cross in the churchyard of St Thomas Becket ChurchHistoric site3.2 km→✦Anglo Scandinavian high cross in the churchyard of St Thomas Becket ChurchHistoric site3.2 km→🌱Ashwood ParkUrban park5 km→✦Gautries RakeHistoric site3.5 km→

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