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Canyards Hills

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Canyards Hills is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in South Yorkshire, covering 0.66 km². It is one of 39 SSSIs in the county. It lies within the Peak District National Park.

Nearby SSSIs include Dark Peak, Eastern Peak District Moors and Wharncliffe Crags. Penistone Station is about 8.1 km away to the north.

More places to visit near Canyards Hills

Photo of the Peak District, a National Park in England.Iconic

Peak District

You’re inside itNational Park near Castleton

Britain's first national park: gritstone edges in the Dark Peak, limestone dales in the White.

Photo of Langsett Reservoir & Moors, a reservoir near Wortley in the Peak District, South Yorkshire, northern England.Highlight

Langsett Reservoir & Moors

Reservoir near Wortley

Gateway to the Peak's northern moors, a lakeside and woodland walk below the gritstone edges west of Barnsley.

6.8 km NW

Photo of Ladybower Reservoir, a reservoir near Hope in the Peak District, Derbyshire, central England.Iconic

Ladybower Reservoir

Reservoir near Hope

Dambusters crews trained over the dams and drowned villages of this Derwent Valley reservoir in the Peak District.

9.6 km SW

Photo: Bamford Edge, a viewpoint in the Peak District, Derbyshire, central England.Highlight

Bamford Edge

Viewpoint near Bamford

Gritstone edge high above Bamford, giving one of the most celebrated views over Ladybower Reservoir and the Hope Valley.

10.9 km S

Photo: Stanage Edge, a viewpoint near Hathersage in the Peak District, Derbyshire, central England.Iconic

Stanage Edge

Viewpoint near Hathersage

A four-mile gritstone escarpment above Hathersage, the spiritual home of British rock climbing with vast views over the moors.

11.3 km S

Photo of Alport Castles, a rock formation near Edale in the Peak District, Derbyshire, central England.Highlight

Alport Castles

Rock formation near Edale

Thought to be Britain's largest landslip, over half a mile long, its gritstone towers looking like a ruined castle above remote Alport Dale.

11.4 km W