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Dogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Meadow Pipit
  • Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Meadow Pipit, Skylark +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Carrion Crow, Meadow Pipit, Skylark +68 more · last seen 2026; Lowland calcareous grassland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Peacock, Meadow Brown, Small Heath +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Tormentil, Harebell, Bitter-vetch +253 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Historic gardens

Historic site

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 9 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
High Peak TrailWalking route27 km
Named routeLength 27 kmRegional walking route
White Peak Loop - Link to Monsal TrailWalking route
Named route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 20Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 1Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
High Peak CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Pennine Cycleway (on road alternative)Cycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Buxton Cycle Route 4Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Buxton Cycle Route 1Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Buxton Cycle Route 3Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Buxton Cycle Route 5Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle 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

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