Access land restrictions

2026 Restrictions

You can carry out a map search on Natural England's website for these and other access restrictions.

Public rights of way are not affected by restrictions on open access land.

Update - 13 August 2026

Access land within the White Peak is closed from 13 August 2026 until further notice.

Due to the MET Office Extreme Amber Heat Warning and 'Exceptional' Fire Severity Index level, open access land across the White Peak is closed and there remains an increased and critical risk of fire across all other areas of the National Park at this time.

Please help to manage the risk of wildfire by staying local and keeping to public rights of way across the National Park.

View a map of the affected areas

Landowners' Discretionary Restrictions

Bradfield & Strines Moors - Dates in August & September 2026  (1.7MB)
Langsett & Thurlstone Moors - Dates in May & June 2026  (1.1MB)
Langsett & Thurlstone Moors -  Dates in August & September 2026 (1.5MB)
Piggford Moor - Dates in  May & June 2026  (0.5MB)
Rookery Wood - Dates in May 2026 (0.8MB)

National Park Authority Directions

Arnfield and Dovestone - public safety exclusion until 24 July  2026 (3MB)
Silence Mine, Great Hucklow - public safety exclusion until 30 April 2027 (642KB)

Fire Prevention Directions

The Authority has directions in place to close open access land when the fire risk is exceptional. These are linked to the Fire Severity Index. When these are activated, we will let you know which areas are closed and erect notices on site.