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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Dogs welcome
Getting here
53.21838, -1.91012
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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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Meadow Pipit, Skylark +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Meadow Pipit, Skylark +68 more · last seen 2026; Lowland calcareous grassland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
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
Strong match
Plants — Tormentil, Harebell, Bitter-vetch +253 more · last seen 2026
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 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▾
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 20Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 1Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
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
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
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Wildlife to spot
4,570 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,570 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds22 species
springsummer
2026▾
Skylark · Carrion Crow · Kestrel · Meadow Pipit · Goldfinch +17
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
🦌Mammals2 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Mole · Rabbit
- MoleTalpa europaea
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Small Green Nettle Weevil · Carabus problematicus · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Cheilosia illustrata · Poecilus versicolor +18
- Small Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius roboretanus
- Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
- Poecilus versicolorPoecilus versicolor2024
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Common Ragwort · Ribwort Plantain · Herb-Robert · Harebell · Rough Hawkbit +78
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025
- Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2025
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,570 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds22 species
springsummer
2026▾
Skylark · Carrion Crow · Kestrel · Meadow Pipit · Goldfinch +17
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- CurlewNumenius arquata2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
🦌Mammals2 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Mole · Rabbit
- MoleTalpa europaea
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Small Green Nettle Weevil · Carabus problematicus · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Cheilosia illustrata · Poecilus versicolor +18
- Small Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius roboretanus
- Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
- Poecilus versicolorPoecilus versicolor2024
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
Common Ragwort · Ribwort Plantain · Herb-Robert · Harebell · Rough Hawkbit +78
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025
- Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2025
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
CorncockleAgrostemma githago2025CorncockleAgrostemma githago2025Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2025Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2025Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2025Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Greater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculata2025Greater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculata2025GorseUlex europaeus2024GorseUlex europaeus2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024TimothyPhleum pratense2024TimothyPhleum pratense2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Juncus acutiflorus or articulatusJuncus acutiflorus or articulatus2024Juncus acutiflorus or articulatusJuncus acutiflorus or articulatus2024HeatherCalluna vulgarisHeatherCalluna vulgarisBitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius2025Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius2025Common Rock-roseHelianthemum nummularium2025Common Rock-roseHelianthemum nummularium2025Perennial CornflowerCentaurea montana2025Perennial CornflowerCentaurea montana2025BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata2025Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata2025CrosswortCruciata laevipes2025CrosswortCruciata laevipes2025CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025RaspberryRubus idaeus2025RaspberryRubus idaeus2025White Dead-nettleLamium album2025White Dead-nettleLamium album2025Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025DaisyBellis perennis2025DaisyBellis perennis2025BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2025BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2025BilberryVaccinium myrtillus2025Mountain CurrantRibes alpinum2025Mountain CurrantRibes alpinum2025AspenPopulus tremula2025AspenPopulus tremula2025Hedera helixHedera helix2025Hedera helixHedera helix2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024TormentilPotentilla erecta2024TormentilPotentilla erecta2024Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2024Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024YarrowAchillea millefolium2024Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2024Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024Quaking-grassBriza media2024Quaking-grassBriza media2024SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2024Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024Norway MapleAcer platanoides2024Norway MapleAcer platanoides2024EyebrightEuphrasia2024EyebrightEuphrasia2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024HazelCorylus avellana2024HazelCorylus avellana2024False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Wild ThymeThymus drucei2024Wild ThymeThymus drucei2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024CleaversGalium aparine2024CleaversGalium aparine2024European LarchLarix decidua2024European LarchLarix decidua2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024Silver BirchBetula pendula2024Silver BirchBetula pendula2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024Grey AlderAlnus incana2024Grey AlderAlnus incana2024Common OracheAtriplex patula2024Common OracheAtriplex patula2024Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2024Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2024Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2024Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2024Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2024Knotted PearlwortSagina nodosa2024Knotted PearlwortSagina nodosa2024Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024