Standing cross in the churchyard of St Thomas Becket Church
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
53.32418, -1.91501
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦31+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕The Picnic Basket — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦31+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕The Picnic Basket — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +28 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +28 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Syrphus +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km13 signed routes nearby · 8 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
Edale Circular Walk, High PeakWalking route5.4 km▾
Low level circular walk which includes part of the Pennine Way, following streams and stone-flagged paths. Dogs must be kept on leads.
Named routeLength 5.4 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Mount Famine, South Head and Brown Knoll (Ethels), High PeakWalking route10.9 km▾
Named routeLength 10.9 kmDuration 03:00Round tripLocal walking route
Broken BanksWalking route▾
Goyt WayWalking route16 km▾
Named routeLength 16 kmLocal walking route
Church Lanepublic footpath · 450 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 450 mPath type: service
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Peak Forest Tramway TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Peak Forest CanalCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
High Peak CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
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
Photos
Standing cross with sundial in St Thomas Becket Churchyard
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
13,885 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,885 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds18 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Dunnock +13
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MagpiePica pica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects8 species
winterspring
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Helina evecta · Orange Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · 10-spot Ladybird +3
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Helina evectaHelina evecta
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Lesser Celandine · Coltsfoot · Ivy · Daisy · Common Nettle +37
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- IvyHedera helix
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,885 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds18 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Dunnock +13
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MagpiePica pica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects8 species
winterspring
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Helina evecta · Orange Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · 10-spot Ladybird +3
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Helina evectaHelina evecta
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Lesser Celandine · Coltsfoot · Ivy · Daisy · Common Nettle +37
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- IvyHedera helix
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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