#017#017 / PEAK DISTRICT
Lud's Church
A deep, moss-lined fissure in the gritstone of Back Forest, formed by a hillside landslip.
- Category
- natural feature
- Rarity
- Rare
- Base reward
- 400 XP
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Daylight today
Daylight
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- Daylight
- 11h 19m
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Overview
Lud's Church is a rock fissure in Back Forest above the River Dane, not a church building. Movement of a mass of gritstone opened the chasm; it is distinct from the exposed Roaches ridge.
Source: Geological Conservation Review via Scottish Geology Trust
Getting there
Staffordshire Wildlife Trust describes a woodland approach from Gradbach car park through Back Forest to the chasm. Check the reserve manager's visitor information and current signs; the catalogue pin is not the car park.
Source: Staffordshire Wildlife Trust
Useful information
Terrain
The Geological Conservation Review describes a long, narrow fissure with high rock walls and side passages. Reserve guidance notes steps and uneven paths; neither source establishes today's conditions.
Source: Geological Conservation Review via Scottish Geology Trust · Staffordshire Wildlife Trust
Visitor resources
- Reserve manager: Gradbach, Back Forest and Lud's Church (opens in a new tab)
Staffordshire Wildlife Trust