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.

Landowners' Discretionary Restrictions

Langsett & Thurstone Moors - Dates in May & June 2026  ( 1.1MB)
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.