Getting here
53.25004, -1.61109
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
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Robin +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Robin +77 more · last seen 2026
Foraging
Strong match
Plants — Ramsons, Sweet Cicely, Rowan +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hairy Wood Ant, Common Blue Damselfly, Emerald Damselfly +67 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hairy Wood Ant, Common Blue Damselfly, Emerald Damselfly +67 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ramsons, Heather, Ivy-leaved Toadflax +68 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ramsons, Heather, Ivy-leaved Toadflax +68 more · last seen 2026
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
7 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km
Frogatt, Curbar and White Edge Red Deer Circular Walk, Longshaw EstateWalking route9.6 km
Picturesque moorland route. Mostly flat circular with one or two steep sections and some woodland tracks. The paths can be narrow and stony in some places.
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 11Walking route17 km
GHB Ward WalkWalking route
Linacre and Cordwell Valleys Circular WalkWalking route
Gorse Bank Lanepublic footpath · 772 m
🚴Cycling
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Monsal TrailCycling route
Main RouteCycling route6.1 km
🐴Horse riding
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Bar Roadrestricted byway · 190 m
Bar Roadbridleway · 649 m
Wildlife to spot
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