Yarncliff Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 97 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 97 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Derbyshire Dales Getting here
53.29595, -1.62600
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 102+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Chaffinch 🌿 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
🐦 102+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Chaffinch 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow +99 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow +99 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Climbing Corydalis, Gorse, Himalayan Balsam +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Garlic Mustard, Beech, Bilberry +5 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Hairy Wood Ant, 7-spot Ladybird, Yellow Meadow Ant +30 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 138 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 ▾
Access statement: https://nt.global.ssl.fastly.net/binaries/content/assets/website/national/regions/peak-district-derbyshire/places/longshaw-burbage-and-the-eastern-moors/pdf/230208-longshaw-access-statement-feb-2024.pdf
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.
Accessibility statement: https://nt.global.ssl.fastly.net/binaries/content/assets/website/national/regions/peak-district-derbyshire/places/longshaw-burbage-and-the-eastern-moors/pdf/230208-longshaw-access-statement-feb-2024.pdf
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.
https://nt.global.ssl.fastly.net/binaries/content/assets/website/national/regions/peak-district-derbyshire/places/longshaw-burbage-and-the-eastern-moors/pdf/230208-longshaw-access-statement-feb-2024.pdf
Named route Length 4.8 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Spooner Lane public footpath · 161 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 161 m Path type: footway
Show on map Spooner Lane public footpath · 179 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 179 m Path type: footway
Show on map Goatscliff Farm Lane public footpath · 267 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 267 m Path type: service
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
White Edge Loop Cycling Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 11 km ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 11 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
40,434 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 40,434 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Long-tailed Tit · Coal Tit · Robin · Mallard +40
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Red Deer · Mole
Red Deer Cervus elaphus Mole Talpa europaea Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe grossulariae · Acalles ptinoides · Cream-streaked Ladybird +3
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025 Acalles ptinoides Acalles ptinoides Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata Hairy Wood Ant Formica lugubris 🌿 Plants 14 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Gorse · Climbing Corydalis · Himalayan Balsam · Lesser Celandine · Common Dog-violet +9
Gorse Ulex europaeus Climbing Corydalis Ceratocapnos claviculata Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 40,434 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Long-tailed Tit · Coal Tit · Robin · Mallard +40
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Red Deer · Mole
Red Deer Cervus elaphus Mole Talpa europaea Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Epistrophe grossulariae · Acalles ptinoides · Cream-streaked Ladybird +3
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae2025 Acalles ptinoides Acalles ptinoides Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata Hairy Wood Ant Formica lugubris 🌿 Plants 14 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Gorse · Climbing Corydalis · Himalayan Balsam · Lesser Celandine · Common Dog-violet +9
Gorse Ulex europaeus Climbing Corydalis Ceratocapnos claviculata Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Dasysyrphus Dasysyrphus2025
Dasysyrphus Dasysyrphus2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Willow Salix
Willow Salix
Cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea2025
Cowberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea2025
Broom Cytisus scoparius2025
Broom Cytisus scoparius2025
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2025
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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