Hills Above Buxton by munki-boy
Buxton
Buxton is in The Peak District National Park in England.
The town of Buxton nestles within the Peak District, surrounded by beautiful uplands and the site of ancient geothermal springs favoured by the Romans during their occupation.
Created: 30 October 2019 Edited: 29 November 2023
Buxton
Shopping in Buxton
Walks in Buxton
Local History around Buxton
There are some historic monuments around including:
Promontory fort on Combs EdgeBowl barrow north-east of CoatestownBowl barrow on Withery LowStaden earthworkOne of two bowl barrows on Bole HillFox Hole CaveTwo hlaews at Haslin HouseGautries RakeLismore Fields Mesolithic and Neolithic settlementFox Low bowl barrowStanding cross in the churchyard of St Thomas Becket ChurchAnglo Scandinavian high cross in the churchyard of St Thomas Becket ChurchOval Cairn at Gospel Hillocks, CowdaleBull Ring henge, oval barrow and bowl barrowMarket crossGautries Hill bowl barrowDowel CaveCowdale Quarry limestone extraction and processing site 540m north east of Staden ManorPart of Goyt's Moss colliery, centered 220m south west of Derbyshire BridgeAnthony Hill bowl barrowCow Low bowl barrowAnglo Scandinavian high cross known as the Shall CrossCoalpithole RakeLady Low barrowBowl barrow on Withery LowRound cairn at Gospel Hillocks, CowdaleHarrod Low long barrowHollins Hill bowl barrowOne of two bowl barrows on Bole HillCow Low bowl barrow (Tunstead Quarry).Wildlife in and Around Buxton
Mammals found in Buxton
There have been 34 species of mammals recorded in the buxton area.
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
| Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi) |
| Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii) |
| 55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
| Domestic Cat (Felis catus) |
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Birds found in Buxton
There have been 173 species of birds recorded in the buxton area.
| Australian Shelduck (Tadorna tadornoides) |
| Barn Owl (Tyto alba) |
| Black Grouse (Tetrao tetrix) |
| Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) |
| Blackbird (Turdus merula) |
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) |
