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53.27170, -1.59592
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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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Meadow Pipit, Stonechat, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Meadow Pipit, Stonechat, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Emerald Damselfly, Black Darter +68 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Emerald Damselfly, Black Darter +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Marsh Thistle, Gorse, Bilberry +61 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Marsh Thistle, Gorse, Bilberry +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Bilberry, Common Sorrel, Rowan +10 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Derwent Valley Heritage Way Walking route 89 km ▾
Named route Length 89 km Regional walking route
Show on map Pink Route (Padley Gorge and Burbage Brook Walk), Longshaw Estate Walking route 2.7 km ▾
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Named route Length 2.7 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Orange Route, Longshaw Estate Walking route 2.7 km ▾
No steps or stiles.
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Named route Length 2.7 km Duration 01:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Views and Woodlands Walk at Longshaw, Longshaw Estate Walking route 8.4 km ▾
Panoramic views across the Peak District. This circular walk includes some short, steep sections as well as uneven ground and some muddy areas. Ensure you are wearing suitable footwear.
Named route Length 8.4 km Duration 03:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Longshaw Woodland Explorer Walk, Longshaw Estate Walking route 4.8 km ▾
Reasonable terrain with some steep sections.
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Named route Length 4.8 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
White Edge Loop Cycling Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Stones on Big Moor, above the site of Swine Sty
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Wildlife to spot
25,744 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,744 records · National Biodiversity Network Meadow Pipit · Carrion Crow · Reed Bunting · Stonechat · Crossbill +30
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Red Deer · Mole · Badger
Red Deer Cervus elaphus Mole Talpa europaea Badger Meles meles 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Lizard · Adder
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Adder Vipera berus2025 🐝 Insects 20 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Black Darter · Common Darter · Hairy Wood Ant · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly +15
Black Darter Sympetrum danae Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Hairy Wood Ant Formica lugubris Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Cowberry · Bell Heather · Bracken · Sessile Oak · Marsh Thistle +33
Cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea Bell Heather Erica cinerea2025 Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Sessile Oak Quercus petraea Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre Climbing Corydalis Ceratocapnos claviculata Common Nettle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,744 records · National Biodiversity Network Meadow Pipit · Carrion Crow · Reed Bunting · Stonechat · Crossbill +30
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Red Deer · Mole · Badger
Red Deer Cervus elaphus Mole Talpa europaea Badger Meles meles 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Lizard · Adder
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Adder Vipera berus2025 🐝 Insects 20 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Black Darter · Common Darter · Hairy Wood Ant · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly +15
Black Darter Sympetrum danae Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Hairy Wood Ant Formica lugubris Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Cowberry · Bell Heather · Bracken · Sessile Oak · Marsh Thistle +33
Cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea Bell Heather Erica cinerea2025 Bracken Pteridium aquilinum Sessile Oak Quercus petraea Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre Climbing Corydalis Ceratocapnos claviculata Common Nettle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Southern Hawker
Southern Hawker
Aeshna cyanea
Aeshna cyanea
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus
Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana
Chrysotoxum arcuatum Chrysotoxum arcuatum
Chrysotoxum arcuatum Chrysotoxum arcuatum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Urtica dioica
Urtica dioica
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix
Cross-leaved Heath Erica tetralix
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Heath Bedstraw Galium saxatile
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea
Purple Moor-grass Molinia caerulea
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus
Heath Rush Juncus squarrosus
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Heather Calluna vulgaris
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025 