Getting here
53.26099, -1.77097
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🌿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
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Dipper, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Dipper, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2026
Foraging
Strong match
Plants — Guelder-rose, Wild Marjoram, Hazel +21 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Murky-legged Black Legionnaire, Cercopis vulnerata, Empis tessellata +189 more · last seen 2026
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Guelder-rose, Wild Marjoram, Common Spotted-orchid +187 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Guelder-rose, Wild Marjoram, Common Spotted-orchid +187 more · last seen 2026
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
5 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Midshires WayWalking route370 km
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Limestone WayWalking route74 km
Castleton to Rocester
White Peak Loop - Link to Monsal TrailWalking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 1Walking route
Monsal TrailWalking route
Tideswell Dalepublic footpath · 268 m
Tideswell Dalepublic footpath · 3 m
Tideswell Dalepublic footpath · 5 m
🚴Cycling
18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Monsal TrailCycling route
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km
Main RouteCycling route34 m
Main RouteCycling route69 m
Main RouteCycling route709 m
Main RouteCycling route476 m
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
Wildlife to spot
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