Walking in the Peak District countryside is a popular destination for a vast majority of dog owners and we welcome well behaved dogs on a lead. Keeping your dog on a lead ensures that wildlife, livestock and other visitors are safe from disturbance and is also a good way to keep your four-legged companion safe too.
Every year in March, the amazing wildlife that makes it home in our uplands, enter breeding season. This is a vitally important time, especially for the rare native wildlife whose populations are threatened by historical habitat loss, climate change and many other factors. Native species that make their home in in our uplands include ground-nesting birds such as curlew and golden plover, as well as adders, dragonflies, red deer and many more.