Corbar Woods and Corbar Cross in Buxton
Corbar Road, Buxton
T: 01298 26978
Corbar Woods is cared for by Buxton Civic Association, which also manages Poole’s Cavern. The woods form part of the Ring of Trees walk linking several of Buxton’s woodlands. Spring brings bluebells to the woodland floor, while paths climb through the 54 acres of woods towards Corbar Cross, where there are views across Buxton and the Peak District.
The first Corbar Cross was erected in 1950 to mark the Catholic Holy Year. After a cross was cut down in protest in 2010, a replacement was installed in 2011.
Woodland conservation: In February and March 2026, the association removed larch and rhododendron affected by Phytophthora ramorum. The woodland will look different while it recovers. Please stay on marked paths, keep dogs on leads, clean mud from boots and paws before leaving, and leave wood and plants where they are. See the association’s conservation update for details.
Be prepared for steep paths and some rough ground. The summit by Corbar Cross is approximately 437 metres (1,434 feet) above sea level.
Nearby Lightwood Nature Reserve, managed by Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, has ponds, wetland, woodland and grassland. The two former reservoirs were decommissioned in the 2000s and the area now supports a variety of birds, amphibians, reptiles and insects. Keep dogs on a lead in the reserve.
Photographs show views of the woods and cross; their dates are not known and conditions may have changed.
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