Peak Experience

 

 

Rivers and streams are important wildlife habitats in their own right, and they help feed and create the marshes, wet woodlands and meadows.

 

Peak District rivers often start in the uplands of the Dark and South West Peak as small streams flowing down through cloughs (small valleys).  They join other streams in the lower valleys to form larger rivers.  Upland stream plant life is sparse.

 

 

The White Peak rivers are rich in plant life, with carpets of watercress and crowfoot.  Some provide a home to rare white-clawed crayfish. Many of these water courses are seasonal and only flow when there’s high rainfall.  In the summer these rivers and streams flow underground.

 

If you’re lucky you might see a water vole.  This endangered species lives in many Peak District waters.

 

Visit the River Wye and Lathkill Dale, or Grindsbrook and the River Noe in Edale.