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:
Cow Low bowl barrowTwo hlaews at Haslin HouseCoalpithole RakeGautries Hill bowl barrowHollins Hill bowl barrowPart of Goyt's Moss colliery, centered 220m south west of Derbyshire BridgeAnglo Scandinavian high cross in the churchyard of St Thomas Becket ChurchLismore Fields Mesolithic and Neolithic settlementFox Low bowl barrowOval Cairn at Gospel Hillocks, CowdaleOne of two bowl barrows on Bole HillStaden earthworkPromontory fort on Combs EdgeOne of two bowl barrows on Bole HillAnthony Hill bowl barrowLady Low barrowHarrod Low long barrowDowel CaveCow Low bowl barrow (Tunstead Quarry)Bowl barrow on Withery LowBull Ring henge, oval barrow and bowl barrowCowdale Quarry limestone extraction and processing site 540m north east of Staden ManorFox Hole CaveAnglo Scandinavian high cross known as the Shall CrossRound cairn at Gospel Hillocks, CowdaleMarket crossBowl barrow on Withery LowBowl barrow north-east of CoatestownStanding cross in the churchyard of St Thomas Becket ChurchGautries Rake.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) |
