List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Derbyshire

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Thorpe Cloud and Dovedale, in the Dove Valley and Biggin Dale SSSI, Derbyshire ThorpeCloud.jpg
Thorpe Cloud and Dovedale, in the Dove Valley and Biggin Dale SSSI, Derbyshire

This is a list of the Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in Derbyshire , England, United Kingdom. In England the body responsible for designating SSSIs is Natural England, which chooses a site because of its fauna, flora, geological or physiographical features. [1] Natural England uses the borders of Derbyshire to mark one of its Areas of Search. As of 2012, there are 99 sites designated in this Area of Search. [2] There are 28 sites with a purely geological interest, and 54 listed for biological interest. A further 17 sites are designated for both reasons.

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Natural England took over the role of designating and managing SSSIs from English Nature in October 2006 when it was formed from the amalgamation of English Nature, parts of the Countryside Agency and the Rural Development Service. Natural England, like its predecessor, uses the 19741996 county system [3] and as such the same approach is followed here. The data in the table is taken from Natural England in the form of citation sheets for each SSSI, and the County Background Datasheet for Derbyshire. [4]

For other counties, see List of SSSIs by Area of Search.

Sites

Site nameReason for designationArea [A] Coordinates & Grid ref [B] Year in which notifiedOther designationsMap [C] & Citation
Biological interestGeological interestHectaresAcres
Abney & Bretton Cloughs Green check.svg147.8365.3 53°18′29″N1°41′20″W / 53.308°N 1.689°W / 53.308; -1.689 (Abney & Bretton Cloughs)
     SK208790
1972 NP Map [5]
Ambergate and Ridgeway Quarries Green check.svg1.02.5 53°03′29″N1°28′01″W / 53.058°N 1.467°W / 53.058; -1.467 (Ambergate and Ridgeway Quarries)
     SK358513
1963 GCR Map [6]
Attenborough Gravel Pits Green check.svg226.6559.9 52°53′56″N1°13′41″W / 52.899°N 1.228°W / 52.899; -1.228 (Attenborough Gravel Pits)
     SK520338
1982 WT Map [7]
Bage Mine Green check.svg0.10.3 53°05′28″N1°34′01″W / 53.091°N 1.567°W / 53.091; -1.567 (Bage Mine)
     SK291549
1985 GCR Map [8]
Baileycroft Quarry Green check.svg0.92.1 53°05′06″N1°34′26″W / 53.085°N 1.574°W / 53.085; -1.574 (Baileycroft Quarry)
     SK286543
1985 GCR Map [9]
Ballidon Dale Green check.svg50.8125.6 53°06′04″N1°41′49″W / 53.101°N 1.697°W / 53.101; -1.697 (Ballidon Dale)
     SK204560
1996 NP, SAC Map [10]
Bee's Nest and Green Clay Pits Green check.svgGreen check.svg15.037.0 53°05′13″N1°38′35″W / 53.087°N 1.643°W / 53.087; -1.643 (Bee's Nest and Green Clay Pits)
     SK240545
1990 GCR, SAC Map [11]
Benty Grange Green check.svg21.152.0 53°10′26″N1°46′55″W / 53.174°N 1.782°W / 53.174; -1.782 (Benty Grange)
     SK146641
2012 Map [12]
Bonsall Leys Green check.svg15.438.2 53°06′47″N1°36′22″W / 53.113°N 1.606°W / 53.113; -1.606 (Bonsall Leys)
     SK265574
1993 Map [13]
Boulton Moor Green check.svg3.99.7 52°52′52″N1°26′13″W / 52.881°N 1.437°W / 52.881; -1.437 (Boulton Moor)
     SK380316
1992 GCR Map [14]
Bradbourne Mill Meadows Green check.svg6.917.0 53°04′05″N1°42′14″W / 53.068°N 1.704°W / 53.068; -1.704 (Bradbourne Mill Meadows)
     SK199524
2011 Map [15]
Bradwell Dale and Bagshaw Cavern Green check.svg95.2235.2 53°19′16″N1°44′53″W / 53.321°N 1.748°W / 53.321; -1.748 (Bradwell Dale and Bagshaw Cavern)
     SK169805
1964 GCR Map [16]
Bradwell Meadows Green check.svg0.92.3 53°19′19″N1°44′10″W / 53.322°N 1.736°W / 53.322; -1.736 (Bradwell Meadows)
     SK177806
1990 Map [17]
Breadsall Railway Cutting Green check.svgGreen check.svg4.912.0 52°57′11″N1°25′08″W / 52.953°N 1.419°W / 52.953; -1.419 (Breadsall Railway Cutting)
     SK391397
1986 GCR, LNR, WT Map [18]
Calke Park Green check.svg71.1175.8 52°48′04″N1°27′58″W / 52.801°N 1.466°W / 52.801; -1.466 (Calke Park)
     SK361227
1992 Map [19]
Calton Hill Green check.svg5.212.7 53°14′20″N1°49′41″W / 53.239°N 1.828°W / 53.239; -1.828 (Calton Hill)
     SK116713
1951 GCR Map [20]
Carver's Rocks Green check.svg16.741.2 52°48′00″N1°30′43″W / 52.8°N 1.512°W / 52.8; -1.512 (Carver's Rocks)
     SK330226
1963 Map [21]
Castleton Green check.svgGreen check.svg837.32,069.1 53°20′13″N1°48′11″W / 53.337°N 1.803°W / 53.337; -1.803 (Castleton)
     SK132823
1954 GCR, NP, NT Map [22]
Cawdor Quarry Green check.svg4.711.7 53°08′28″N1°34′30″W / 53.141°N 1.575°W / 53.141; -1.575 (Cawdor Quarry)
     SK285605
1963 GCR Map [23]
Chatsworth Old Park Green check.svg72.5179.2 53°13′01″N1°36′22″W / 53.217°N 1.606°W / 53.217; -1.606 (Chatsworth Old Park)
     SK264689
1998 NP Map [24]
Chrome and Parkhouse Hills Green check.svgGreen check.svg30.775.9 53°12′07″N1°53′42″W / 53.202°N 1.895°W / 53.202; -1.895 (Chrome and Parkhouse Hills)
     SK071672
1951 NP, RIGS Map [25]
Clough Woods Green check.svg109.4270.4 53°09′04″N1°37′19″W / 53.151°N 1.622°W / 53.151; -1.622 (Clough Woods)
     SK254616
1964 SM, NP Map [26]
Colehill Quarries Green check.svg11.327.9 53°05′31″N1°34′26″W / 53.092°N 1.574°W / 53.092; -1.574 (Colehill Quarries)
     SK286551
1985 GCR Map [27]
Combs Reservoir Green check.svg32.079.1 53°18′43″N1°56′38″W / 53.312°N 1.944°W / 53.312; -1.944 (Combs Reservoir)
     SK038794
1986 Map [28]
Coombs Dale Green check.svg86.0212.4 53°15′50″N1°40′12″W / 53.264°N 1.67°W / 53.264; -1.67 (Coombs Dale)
     SK221742
1954 NP, NCR, SAC Map [29]
Crabtree Wood Green check.svg3.58.7 53°18′04″N1°15′58″W / 53.301°N 1.266°W / 53.301; -1.266 (Crabtree Wood)
     SK490785
1981 Map [30]
Cressbrook Dale Green check.svgGreen check.svg120.4297.6 53°15′47″N1°44′17″W / 53.263°N 1.738°W / 53.263; -1.738 (Cressbrook Dale)
     SK176740
1954 GCR, NNR, NP, NCR, SAC Map [31]
Creswell Crags Green check.svg19.548.1 53°15′43″N1°12′04″W / 53.262°N 1.201°W / 53.262; -1.201 (Creswell Crags)
     SK534742
1981 SM, GCR Map [32]
Cromford Canal Green check.svg10.225.1 53°05′49″N1°31′05″W / 53.097°N 1.518°W / 53.097; -1.518 (Cromford Canal)
     SK324556
1981 LNR, WT Map [33]
Dale Quarry Green check.svg2.04.9 53°04′59″N1°34′48″W / 53.083°N 1.58°W / 53.083; -1.58 (Dale Quarry)
     SK282541
1998 GCR Map [34]
Dark Peak Green check.svgGreen check.svg31,852.978,708.4 53°26′N1°41′W / 53.44°N 1.69°W / 53.44; -1.69 (Dark Peak)
     SK207937
1951 SPA, GCR, NP, NT, NCR, SAC Map [35]
Dimminsdale Green check.svg37.091.4 52°47′28″N1°26′38″W / 52.791°N 1.444°W / 52.791; -1.444 (Dimminsdale)
     SK376216
1981 WT Map [36]
Dirtlow Rake and Pindale Green check.svg23.257.4 53°20′10″N1°46′08″W / 53.336°N 1.769°W / 53.336; -1.769 (Dirtlow Rake and Pindale)
     SK155821
1990 GCR Map [37]
Doe Lea Stream Section Green check.svgGreen check.svg0.10.3 53°13′05″N1°18′50″W / 53.218°N 1.314°W / 53.218; -1.314 (Doe Lea Stream Section)
     SK459692
1988 GCR, LNR Map [38]
Dove Valley and Biggin Dale Green check.svgGreen check.svg691.51,708.8 53°03′47″N1°47′02″W / 53.063°N 1.784°W / 53.063; -1.784 (Dove Valley and Biggin Dale)
     SK146518
1954 GCR, NNR, NCR, SAC Map [39]
Dovedale Wood Green check.svg13.433.2 53°09′47″N1°18′22″W / 53.163°N 1.306°W / 53.163; -1.306 (Dovedale Wood)
     SK465631
1982 NT Map [40]
Duchy Quarry Green check.svg2.45.8 53°17′13″N1°51′43″W / 53.287°N 1.862°W / 53.287; -1.862 (Duchy Quarry)
     SK093767
1985 GCR Map [41]
Duckmanton Railway Cutting Green check.svg3.89.4 53°13′41″N1°22′05″W / 53.228°N 1.368°W / 53.228; -1.368 (Duckmanton Railway Cutting)
     SK423703
1974 GCR Map [42]
Eastern Peak District Moors Green check.svgGreen check.svg8,193.420,246.2 53°12′14″N1°32′53″W / 53.204°N 1.548°W / 53.204; -1.548 (Eastern Peak District Moors)
     SK303675
1964 SM, SPA, ESA, GCR, WT, NP, NT, SAC Map [43]
Edale Green check.svgGreen check.svg15.037.0 53°21′54″N1°51′25″W / 53.365°N 1.857°W / 53.365; -1.857 (Edale)
     SK096854
1966 GCR, National Trust Map [44]
Fall Hill Quarry Green check.svg4.110.2 53°09′29″N1°28′26″W / 53.158°N 1.474°W / 53.158; -1.474 (Fall Hill Quarry)
     SK353624
1990 GCR Map [45]
Fox Hole Cave Green check.svg0.20.4 53°11′31″N1°51′11″W / 53.192°N 1.853°W / 53.192; -1.853 (Fox Hole Cave)
     SK099661
1986 GCR Map [46]
Gang Mine Green check.svg8.320.5 53°05′53″N1°34′26″W / 53.098°N 1.574°W / 53.098; -1.574 (Gang Mine)
     SK286557
1988 NCR, SAC Map [47]
Ginny Spring, Whitwell Wood Green check.svg4.09.9 53°18′18″N1°13′23″W / 53.305°N 1.223°W / 53.305; -1.223 (Ginny Spring, Whitwell Wood)
     SK519789
1963 Map [48]
Goyt Valley Green check.svgGreen check.svg1,332.63,292.9 53°16′05″N1°57′32″W / 53.268°N 1.959°W / 53.268; -1.959 (Goyt Valley)
     SK028746
1951 SPA, SAC Map [49]
Green Lane Pits Green check.svg6.616.2 53°09′36″N1°45′18″W / 53.16°N 1.755°W / 53.16; -1.755 (Green Lane Pits)
     SK165626
1986 GCR Map [50]
Hallam Barn Grasslands Green check.svg5.112.7 53°20′49″N1°43′08″W / 53.347°N 1.719°W / 53.347; -1.719 (Hallam Barn Grasslands)
     SK188834
2011 Map [51]
Harewood Grange Stream Section Green check.svg5.914.5 53°12′43″N1°32′13″W / 53.212°N 1.537°W / 53.212; -1.537 (Harewood Grange Stream Section)
     SK310684
1963 GCR, NP Map [52]
Hilton Gravel Pits Green check.svgGreen check.svg31.277.0 52°52′44″N1°37′52″W / 52.879°N 1.631°W / 52.879; -1.631 (Hilton Gravel Pits)
     SK249314
1981 GCR, WT Map [53]
Hipley Hill Green check.svg22.154.6 53°05′24″N1°40′59″W / 53.09°N 1.683°W / 53.09; -1.683 (Hipley Hill)
     SK213548
1963 Map [54]
Hollinhill and Markland Grips Green check.svg19.949.1 53°16′08″N1°14′17″W / 53.269°N 1.238°W / 53.269; -1.238 (Hollinhill and Markland Grips)
     SK509749
1963 Map [55]
Hulland Moss Green check.svg2.86.8 53°00′43″N1°37′44″W / 53.012°N 1.629°W / 53.012; -1.629 (Hulland Moss)
     SK250461
1981 Map [56]
Hurdlow Meadows Green check.svg11.327.9 53°11′46″N1°48′50″W / 53.196°N 1.814°W / 53.196; -1.814 (Hurdlow Meadows)
     SK125666
2005 Map [57]
Jumble Coppice Green check.svg0.71.8 53°14′42″N1°36′00″W / 53.245°N 1.6°W / 53.245; -1.6 (Jumble Coppice)
     SK268721
1985 GCR Map [58]
Kedleston Park Green check.svg93.5231.1 52°58′01″N1°32′17″W / 52.967°N 1.538°W / 52.967; -1.538 (Kedleston Park)
     SK311412
1996 Map [59]
Kirkham's Silica Sandpit Green check.svg30.475.0 53°05′02″N1°40′44″W / 53.084°N 1.679°W / 53.084; -1.679 (Kirkham's Silica Sandpit)
     SK216541
1992 GCR Map [60]
Lathkill Dale Green check.svgGreen check.svg273.7676.3 53°11′06″N1°44′28″W / 53.185°N 1.741°W / 53.185; -1.741 (Lathkill Dale)
     SK174653
1954 GCR, NNR, NP, NCR, SAC Map [61]
Lee Farm Meadow, Tideswell Green check.svg1.53.7 53°18′11″N1°48′29″W / 53.303°N 1.808°W / 53.303; -1.808 (Lee Farm Meadow, Tideswell)
     SK129785
1986 NP Map [62]
Leek Moors Green check.svgGreen check.svg3,970.89,812.2 53°10′52″N1°59′10″W / 53.181°N 1.986°W / 53.181; -1.986 (Leek Moors)
     SK010649
1954 SPA, ESA, GCR, NP, SAC Map [63]
Long Dale & Gratton Dale Green check.svg80.6199.2 53°08′17″N1°41′53″W / 53.138°N 1.698°W / 53.138; -1.698 (Long Dale & Gratton Dale)
     SK203601
1965 NNR, NP, NCR, SAC Map [64]
Long Dale, Hartington Green check.svg53.5132.1 53°09′04″N1°47′42″W / 53.151°N 1.795°W / 53.151; -1.795 (Long Dale, Hartington)
     SK138616
1997 SAC Map [65]
Longstone Moor Green check.svg106.8264.0 53°15′36″N1°42′50″W / 53.26°N 1.714°W / 53.26; -1.714 (Longstone Moor)
     SK192737
1990 SM, NP Map [66]
Lower Hollins Green check.svg5.413.2 53°21′50″N1°48′07″W / 53.364°N 1.802°W / 53.364; -1.802 (Lower Hollins)
     SK133852
2011 Map [67]
Lower Peaslows Farm Meadow Green check.svg0.71.7 53°19′23″N1°52′59″W / 53.323°N 1.883°W / 53.323; -1.883 (Lower Peaslows Farm Meadow)
     SK079807
2005 Map [68]
Ludworth Intake Green check.svg5.313.0 53°24′58″N2°00′36″W / 53.416°N 2.01°W / 53.416; -2.01 (Ludworth Intake)
     SJ994910
1998 GCR Map [69]
Masson Hill Green check.svg76.1188.0 53°07′26″N1°34′01″W / 53.124°N 1.567°W / 53.124; -1.567 (Masson Hill)
     SK291586
1989 GCR Map [70]
Matley Moor Meadows Green check.svg3.38.0 53°24′07″N1°57′54″W / 53.402°N 1.965°W / 53.402; -1.965 (Matley Moor Meadows)
     SK024895
2011 Map [71]
Matlock Woods Green check.svg19.046.9 53°06′43″N1°33′40″W / 53.112°N 1.561°W / 53.112; -1.561 (Matlock Woods)
     SK295573
1981 SAC Map [72]
Mercaston Marsh and Muggington Bottoms Green check.svg14.335.4 52°59′06″N1°36′04″W / 52.985°N 1.601°W / 52.985; -1.601 (Mercaston Marsh and Muggington Bottoms)
     SK269432
1990 Map [73]
Monk's Dale Green check.svg105.5260.8 53°15′43″N1°47′56″W / 53.262°N 1.799°W / 53.262; -1.799 (Monk's Dale)
     SK135739
1955 NNR, NP, NCR, SAC Map [74]
Morley Brick Pits Green check.svg1.84.4 52°58′16″N1°25′26″W / 52.971°N 1.424°W / 52.971; -1.424 (Morley Brick Pits)
     SK388417
1963 Map [75]
Moss Valley Green check.svg26.164.5 53°18′58″N1°22′26″W / 53.316°N 1.374°W / 53.316; -1.374 (Moss Valley)
     SK418801
1951 Map [76]
Moss Valley Meadows Green check.svg17.944.2 53°20′02″N1°25′23″W / 53.334°N 1.423°W / 53.334; -1.423 (Moss Valley Meadows)
     SK385820
1990 Map [77]
Moss Valley Woods Green check.svg17.944.2 53°19′01″N1°26′42″W / 53.317°N 1.445°W / 53.317; -1.445 (Moss Valley Woods)
     SK371801
1993 Map [78]
Mount Pleasant Green check.svg3.07.3 53°01′19″N1°34′52″W / 53.022°N 1.581°W / 53.022; -1.581 (Mount Pleasant, Idridgehay)
     SK282473
2011 Map [79]
Ogston Reservoir Green check.svg95.9237.0 53°08′10″N1°26′31″W / 53.136°N 1.442°W / 53.136; -1.442 (Ogston Reservoir)
     SK374600
1963 Map [80]
Oxlow Rake Green check.svg6.014.9 53°19′08″N1°48′32″W / 53.319°N 1.809°W / 53.319; -1.809 (Oxlow Rake)
     SK128803
1992 Map [81]
Parwich Moor Green check.svg15.838.9 53°07′01″N1°44′28″W / 53.117°N 1.741°W / 53.117; -1.741 (Parwich Moor)
     SK174578
1965 NP Map [82]
Pleasley Vale Railway Green check.svg3.58.7 53°10′41″N1°13′23″W / 53.178°N 1.223°W / 53.178; -1.223 (Pleasley Vale Railway)
     SK520648
1981 LNR Map [83]
Poole's Cavern and Grin Low WoodGreen check.svg41.5102.6 53°14′49″N1°55′37″W / 53.247°N 1.927°W / 53.247; -1.927 (Poole's Cavern and Grin Low Wood)
     SK050722
1963 GCR Map [84]
Portway Mine Green check.svg4.210.5 53°19′37″N1°48′32″W / 53.327°N 1.809°W / 53.327; -1.809 (Portway Mine)
     SK128811
1990 GCR Map [85]
River Derwent at Hathersage Green check.svg7.919.4 53°19′48″N1°40′23″W / 53.33°N 1.673°W / 53.33; -1.673 (River Derwent At Hathersage)
     SK219815
1992 Map [86]
River Mease Green check.svg22.956.5 52°42′18″N1°35′35″W / 52.705°N 1.593°W / 52.705; -1.593 (River Mease)
     SK276120
2000 SAC Map [87]
Rose End Meadows Green check.svg48.4119.7 53°06′25″N1°35′28″W / 53.107°N 1.591°W / 53.107; -1.591 (Rose End Meadows)
     SK275567
1996 Map [88]
Rowlee Bridge Green check.svg1.02.4 53°23′56″N1°46′55″W / 53.399°N 1.782°W / 53.399; -1.782 (Rowlee Bridge)
     SK146891
1986 GCR Map [89]
Shining Cliff Woods Green check.svg119.3294.9 53°04′30″N1°30′14″W / 53.075°N 1.504°W / 53.075; -1.504 (Shining Cliff Woods)
     SK333532
1954 Map [90]
South Lee Meadows Green check.svg2.25.3 53°20′10″N1°44′46″W / 53.336°N 1.746°W / 53.336; -1.746 (South Lee Meadows)
     SK170821
2011 Map [91]
Stoney Middleton Dale Green check.svg71.3176.2 53°16′52″N1°40′59″W / 53.281°N 1.683°W / 53.281; -1.683 (Stoney Middleton Dale)
     SK212761
1972 GCR Map [92]
Teversal To Pleasley Railway Green check.svg5.012.4 53°09′54″N1°16′19″W / 53.165°N 1.272°W / 53.165; -1.272 (Teversal To Pleasley Railway)
     SK488633
1982 LNR, WT Map [93]
The Wye Valley Green check.svgGreen check.svg595.01,470.3 53°14′17″N1°43′01″W / 53.238°N 1.717°W / 53.238; -1.717 (The Wye Valley)
     SK190713
1954 GCR, WT, NP, NCR, SAC Map [94]
Ticknall Quarries Green check.svgGreen check.svg29.573.0 52°48′36″N1°28′08″W / 52.81°N 1.469°W / 52.81; -1.469 (Ticknall Quarries)
     SK359237
1963 GCR, NT Map [95]
Tideslow Rake Green check.svg9.724.0 53°17′56″N1°46′34″W / 53.299°N 1.776°W / 53.299; -1.776 (Tideslow Rake)
     SK150780
1990 SM, NP Map [96]
Toddbrook Reservoir Green check.svg19.448.0 53°19′26″N1°59′49″W / 53.324°N 1.997°W / 53.324; -1.997 (Toddbrook Reservoir)
     SK003808
1963 Map [97]
Topley Pike and Deepdale Green check.svg65.2161.0 53°14′28″N1°51′22″W / 53.241°N 1.856°W / 53.241; -1.856 (Topley Pike and Deepdale)
     SK097716
1965 NP, NCR, SAC Map [98]
Upper Lathkill Green check.svg26.866.3 53°12′18″N1°47′20″W / 53.205°N 1.789°W / 53.205; -1.789 (Upper Lathkill)
     SK142676
1989 GCR, NP Map [99]
Via Gellia WoodlandsGreen check.svgGreen check.svg219.2541.6 53°06′29″N1°35′38″W / 53.108°N 1.594°W / 53.108; -1.594 (Via Gellia Woodlands)
     SK273568
1954 GCR, SAC Map [100]
Wall Lands Green check.svg8.922.1 53°04′26″N1°39′40″W / 53.074°N 1.661°W / 53.074; -1.661 (Wall Lands)
     SK228530
2011 Map [101]
Waterswallows Quarry Green check.svg0.71.7 53°16′19″N1°52′48″W / 53.272°N 1.88°W / 53.272; -1.88 (Waterswallow's Quarry)
     SK081750
1993 GCR Map [102]
Wyns Tor Green check.svg3.17.7 53°08′17″N1°38′35″W / 53.138°N 1.643°W / 53.138; -1.643 (Wyns Tor)
     SK240602
1972 GCR Map [103]
Yarncliff Wood, Padley Green check.svg25.863.9 53°18′36″N1°37′23″W / 53.31°N 1.623°W / 53.31; -1.623 (Yarncliff Wood, Padley)
     SK252793
1972 NT Map [104]

Notes

Map all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap
A Data rounded to one decimal place.
B Grid reference is based on the British national grid reference system, also known as OSGB36, and is the system used by the Ordnance Survey. [105] Where an SSSI consists of multiple, non-contiguous sections, each section is assigned its own OS grid reference.
C Link to maps using the Nature on the Map service provided by Natural England.

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The River Lathkill is a river in the Peak District National Park in Derbyshire, England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lathkill Dale</span> Valley in the Derbyshire Peak District

Lathkill Dale is the valley of the River Lathkill near Bakewell, Derbyshire in the Peak District of England. The river emerges into the dale from springs below Lathkill Head Cave. Towards the head of the dale is the side valley Cales Dale.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Long Dale</span> Valley in the Derbyshire Peak District

Long Dale is a carboniferous limestone valley near the village of Elton, Derbyshire, in the Peak District of England. The dale is cut into the plateau of Gratton Moor and Smerrill Moor and lies to the north of the hamlet of Pikehall, which is the venue of the annual Y Not Festival. Midway down the valley it turns sharply left and is known as Gratton Dale. Most of the valley is dry but Rowlow Brook flows down the lower part of Gratton Dale towards Dale End and onwards to become the River Bradford at Youlgreave.

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  6. "Ambergate and Ridgeway Quarries" (PDF).
  7. "Attenborough Gravel Pits" (PDF).
  8. "Bage Mine" (PDF).
  9. "Baileycroft Quarry" (PDF).
  10. "Ballidon Dale" (PDF).
  11. "Bee's Nest and Green Clay Pits" (PDF).
  12. "Benty Grange" (PDF).
  13. "Bonsall Leys" (PDF).
  14. "Boulton Moor" (PDF).
  15. "Bradbourne Mill Meadows" (PDF).
  16. "Bradwell Dale and Bagshaw Cavern" (PDF).
  17. "Bradwell Meadows" (PDF).
  18. "Breadsall Railway Cutting" (PDF).
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  20. "Calton Hill" (PDF).
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  22. "Castleton" (PDF).
  23. "Cawdor Quarry" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016.
  24. "Chatsworth Old Park" (PDF).
  25. "Chrome and Parkhouse Hills" (PDF).
  26. "Clough Woods" (PDF).
  27. "Colehill Quarries" (PDF).
  28. "Combs Reservoir" (PDF).
  29. "Coombs Dale" (PDF).
  30. "Crabtree Wood" (PDF).
  31. "Cressbrook Dale" (PDF).
  32. "Creswell Crags" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016.
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  36. "Dimminsdale" (PDF).
  37. "Dirtlow Rake and Pindale" (PDF).
  38. "Doe Lea Stream Section" (PDF).
  39. "Dove Valley and Biggin Dale" (PDF).
  40. "Dovedale Wood" (PDF).
  41. "Duchy Quarry" (PDF).
  42. "Duckmanton Railway Cutting" (PDF).
  43. "Eastern Peak District Moors" (PDF).
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  45. "Fall Hill Quarry" (PDF).
  46. "Fox Hole Cave" (PDF).
  47. "Gang Mine" (PDF).
  48. "Ginny Spring, Whitwell Wood" (PDF).
  49. "Goyt Valley" (PDF).
  50. "Green Lane Pits" (PDF).
  51. "Hallam Barn Grasslands" (PDF).
  52. "Harewood Grange Stream Section" (PDF).
  53. "Hilton Gravel Pits" (PDF).
  54. "Hipley Hill" (PDF).
  55. "Hollinhill and Markland Grips" (PDF).
  56. "Hulland Moss" (PDF).
  57. "Hurdlow Meadows" (PDF).
  58. "Jumble Coppice" (PDF).
  59. "Kedleston Park" (PDF).
  60. "Kirkham's Silica Sandpit" (PDF).
  61. "Lathkill Dale" (PDF).
  62. "Lee Farm Meadow, Tideswell" (PDF).
  63. "Leek Moors" (PDF).
  64. "Long Dale & Gratton Dale" (PDF).
  65. "Long Dale, Hartington" (PDF).
  66. "Longstone Moor" (PDF).
  67. "Lower Hollins" (PDF).
  68. "Lower Peaslows Farm Meadow" (PDF).
  69. "Ludworth Intake" (PDF).
  70. "Masson Hill" (PDF).
  71. "Matley Moor Meadows" (PDF).
  72. "Matlock Woods" (PDF).
  73. "Mercaston Marsh and Muggington Bottoms" (PDF).
  74. "Monk's Dale" (PDF).
  75. "Morley Brick Pits" (PDF).
  76. "Moss Valley" (PDF).
  77. "Moss Valley Meadows" (PDF).
  78. "Moss Valley Woods" (PDF).
  79. "Mount Pleasant, Idridgehay" (PDF).
  80. "Ogston Reservoir" (PDF).
  81. "Oxlow Rake" (PDF).
  82. "Parwich Moor" (PDF).
  83. "Pleasley Vale Railway" (PDF).
  84. "Poole's Cavern and Grin Low Wood" (PDF).
  85. "Portway Mine" (PDF).
  86. "River Derwent At Hathersage" (PDF).
  87. "River Mease" (PDF).
  88. "Rose End Meadows" (PDF).
  89. "Rowlee Bridge" (PDF).
  90. "Shining Cliff Woods" (PDF).
  91. "South Lee Meadows" (PDF).
  92. "Stoney Middleton Dale" (PDF).
  93. "Teversal To Pleasley Railway" (PDF).
  94. "The Wye Valley" (PDF).
  95. "Ticknall Quarries" (PDF).
  96. "Tideslow Rake" (PDF).
  97. "Toddbrook Reservoir" (PDF).
  98. "Topley Pike and Deepdale" (PDF).
  99. "Upper Lathkill" (PDF).
  100. "Via Gellia Woodlands" (PDF).
  101. "Wall Lands" (PDF).
  102. "Waterswallow's Quarry" (PDF).
  103. "Wyns Tor" (PDF).
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