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The Holmes

📷 Peter Barr · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.31093, -1.79212

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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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Twite, Wheatear, Skylark +50 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Twite, Wheatear, Skylark +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Celandine Clustercup Rust, Microbotryum violaceum s. lat., Stump Puffball +13 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Celandine Clustercup Rust, Microbotryum violaceum s. lat., Stump Puffball +13 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Wall, Small Heath, Small Tortoiseshell +61 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Wall, Small Heath, Small Tortoiseshell +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Spring Sandwort, Mountain Pansy +66 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Spring Sandwort, Mountain Pansy +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Limestone WayWalking route74 km

Castleton to Rocester

Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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
Mam Tor Circular Walk, High PeakWalking route4.8 km

Views of the Peak District. Plan ahead, can get extremely busy on weekends. Moderate walking on good paths, some steps and steep climbs. Several gates and stiles. Steep paths may be slippery when wet.

Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 1Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
High Peak CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route454 m
Named routeRef 6Length 454 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route119 m
Named routeRef 6Length 119 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route969 m
Named routeRef 6Length 969 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 6Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ponies and foals

📷 Peter Barr · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ponies and foals

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪Bradwell Methodist ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→✦Slitherstone and Linacre lead mines and a limekiln 725m south west of Rowter FarmHistoric site2.6 km→✦Peveril Castle eleventh to fourteenth century tower keep castleHistoric site3.4 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→⛪St Barnabas's ChurchReligious grounds4 km→✦Gautries RakeHistoric site4.2 km→

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