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:
Anthony Hill bowl barrowPromontory fort on Combs EdgeBowl barrow on Withery LowBowl barrow north-east of CoatestownLady Low barrowStaden earthworkHollins Hill bowl barrowAnglo Scandinavian high cross in the churchyard of St Thomas Becket ChurchMarket crossDowel CaveLismore Fields Mesolithic and Neolithic settlementCow Low bowl barrow (Tunstead Quarry)Harrod Low long barrowBull Ring henge, oval barrow and bowl barrowCow Low bowl barrowStanding cross in the churchyard of St Thomas Becket ChurchBowl barrow on Withery LowAnglo Scandinavian high cross known as the Shall CrossCoalpithole RakeOval Cairn at Gospel Hillocks, CowdaleOne of two bowl barrows on Bole HillTwo hlaews at Haslin HouseRound cairn at Gospel Hillocks, CowdaleFox Low bowl barrowOne of two bowl barrows on Bole HillFox Hole CaveGautries RakeGautries Hill bowl barrowPart of Goyt's Moss colliery, centered 220m south west of Derbyshire BridgeCowdale Quarry limestone extraction and processing site 540m north east of Staden Manor.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) |
