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Yarnshaw Hill

37 ha

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome37 ha

Getting here

53.23491, -2.02033

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Clough House Car Park 27m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Pheasant, Blackbird +84 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chaffinch, Pheasant, Blackbird +84 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Melanostoma scalare, Xylota segnis, Bibio pomonae +60 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Melanostoma scalare, Xylota segnis, Bibio pomonae +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 7 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
Manifold TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 17Walking route16.2 km
Named routeLength 16.2 kmRegional walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 20Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Buxton Ring of Trees WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Buxton Cycle Route 4Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Route 71Cycling route
Named routeRef 71Regional cycle route
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Grit and Gears IIMountain bike route
Named route
Forest BridlewayMountain bike route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Trees on the lower slopes of Yarnshaw Hill

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Trees on the lower slopes of Yarnshaw Hill

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