The RSPB: Dove Stone

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Man walking at Dove Stone reservoir

Mountain hare running down hillside

Breeding-plumaged golden plover

Male whinchat feeding on ground

Female peregrine at nest feeding chicks

Dipper wading in middle of stream

Sunlight on Indians Head, Dove Stone

Yellow stagshorn fungus

Dovestones in the snow

Male siskin feeding

Male red grouse

A stunning waterside walk through a dramatic landscape, surrounded by hills

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Dove Stone

Top things to do in Spring

Watch mountain hares still in their white winter dress
Listen for the bubbling call of the first returning curlews
Watch ravens building their nests

Top things to do in Summer

Admire peregrines at their nest
Listen to the melancholic whistle of golden plovers on the moors
Watch stonechats and whinchats in the bracken beds

Top things to do in Autumn

Explore the amazing diversity of fungi in the pine woods
Pick bilberries on the valley slopes
Discover dippers on the fast-running streams

Top things to do in Winter

Watch siskins at close range in the wildlife action zones
Look for goshawks soaring above the woodlands
Laugh at the 'go back' calls of the red grouse

What's on?

16 June
Dove Stone Edge Guided Walk
Guided walk
16 June
Butterfly Survey Workshop
Watching wildlife
14 July
Peregrines and Butterflies guided walk
Guided walk

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Latest forum posts

2 May 2013
Peak District BAP Report- well done at Dove Stone
Last post by AndyD
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15 November 2012
Oldham (with RSPB Dove Stones in mind)
Last post by Tandleye
1 replies
2 February 2012
Binn Green
Last post by Little Mouse
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Latest blog posts

20 May 2013
Swifts and other sightings
Posted by rachel.downham
29 April 2013
Ring Ouzel and Redstart
Posted by rachel.downham
26 April 2013
Dove Stone Latest: the first Cuckoo
Posted by rachel.downham

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Map of Dove Stone

347Kb, PDF

Date: 26 June 2012

WildSquare Bingo

2.8Mb, PDF

Date: 21 June 2010

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