Longdendale Derbyshire
Latest Rarities in Derbyshire
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12/05/2024 15:40 |
Bonaparte's Gull
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12/05/2024 10:08 |
Bonaparte's Gull
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09/05/2024 14:54 |
Ring-billed × Lesser Black-backed Gull
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08/05/2024 16:08 |
Great Reed Warbler
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08/05/2024 11:18 |
Great Reed Warbler
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Latest Photo
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- Dave Dunford
- Description
- View down Longdendale from above Woodhead Tunnel.
Site Location Details
Site location details and google satellite image for Longdendale
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- Latitude\Longitude: 53.48702 , -1.8945
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Site Details
The east-west-oriented valley of the River Etherow on the Manchester side of the Pennines, followed by a disused railway (now a walking/cycle route, the Trans-Pennine Trail) and the A628 Woodhead Pass main road. Mainly gritstone moorland (mostly managed for grouse) and upland reservoir habitat, with some rough grazing and mixed woodland. See also individual reservoirs (from west to east/bottom to top: Arnfield, Bottoms, Valehouse, Rhodeswood, Torside, Woodhead) and entries for Woodhead and Crowden.Birding Sites in the Longdendale Area
Additional Site Details
Directions
A628 from Manchester or Barnsley. Various stopping points, notably at Woodhead Tunnel and Torside Visitor Centre.Access
Most reservoirs are encircled by public or permitted paths, or can be viewed from the A628 or Trans-Pennine Trail.Parking
Official free car parks at Crowden, Woodhead or Torside, but much informal parking in laybys etc. elsewhere.Facilities
Visitor Centre and public toilets at Torside; small shop (seasonal opening?) at Crowden campsite; snack van at Woodhead.Site Photographs
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British & Irish Records Archive Longdendale
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