Keeping to the high gravel path, look out for coal tits and goldcrests foraging in the conifers and crossbills using their especially evolved bills to prise open pinecone seeds.<\/div>\n

The woodland has an otherworldly feel to it: tree roots snake over mossy outcrops, tall Scots pines and Douglas firs stretch heavenward and the sheer sides of the ravine plunge to the tumbling brook far below.<\/div>\n\n

As the Drive curves left, views of Rivelin Dams and the incongruous cityscape below it open up.<\/div>\n\n

Britain\u2019s best nature reserves for walks and wildlife<\/h4>\n
Explore meadows, wetlands, ancient woodlands, moorland, heathlands, coast and mountains at Britain\u2019s nature reserves. Here is our guide to the UK\u2019s best nature reserves, and the best wildlife to spot.<\/p>\n
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2.\u00a0Rivelin Dams<\/h4>\n
Looking out for a sharp turn on your right, drop down through the woodlands of Millstone Hole towards Rivelin Dams, the water a sparkling blue on bright days. You\u2019ll see a path on your right climbing up through Fox Holes Plantation. Before taking it, it\u2019s worth walking on to the dam wall to take in the glorious vista of water \u2013 two holding reservoirs and the woodland, pasture and moorland edging the Peak District.<\/div>\n\n
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