Twitchers Welcome!

Get to know Peak District's wildlife and birds.  Buxton is surrounded by woodlands, hedgerows, streams, cliffs, outcrops and natural heritage literally teeming with birds and wildlife.

From upland oak woodland and moorland, to dipper, flowers, insects and ground nesting birds.  From bluebells to wood warblers, pied flycatchers, wildflowers and butterflies, the area has it all!

More Information from the Tourist Information Centre in the Pavilion Gardens - 01298 25106

Bird watching
Recent bird news - www.birdnet.co.uk
Rare bird information. www.birdnetinformation.co.uk
Places to watch birds with map references. www.fatbirder.com

Useful links

Bakewell & District Bird Study Group.
The Friends Meeting House, Matlock Street, Bakewell, Derbyshire
Tel: 01629 812056. Mr Peter Mather (Chair)
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Derbyshire Ornithological Society. www.derbyshireos.org.uk
Steve Shaw - 01246 236090
The Derbyshire Ornithological Society was founded in 1954 and is the premier organisation within the County for the keen birdwatcher. The website has sightings, contacts details, top birding locations and much more.

Derbyshire Wildlife Trust  www.derbyshirewildlifetrust.org.uk
The Derbyshire Wildlife Trust was founded 1962 and now has over 14,000 members. We manage 40 nature reserves covering over 1000 acres of land, including examples of moor-land, limestone dales grassland and wood, grit-stone woods, old gravel workings, disused canal and railway sidings, and coal subsidence flashes.

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Wildlife News. www.wildlifenews.co.uk
RSPB. www.rspb.org.uk
National Trust. The Longshaw Estate, The High Peak, Ilam Park, Lyme Park
Peak District National Park. www.peakdistrict.gov.uk