[13] Apart from shrubs such as guelder rose and mezereon, primrose, lily of the valley, cowslip and dog's mercury characterize this habitat.

For viewing or photographing deer in the area, it is mandatory to pay attention, and a distance of 196 ft (60 m) is suggested to not interfere with the normal rutting behavior of the animal.

[15] Exposures of the Chatsworth Grit and the Crawshaw Sandstone on the basis of the Pennine Lower Coal Measures can be found in Curbar Edge.

[16] Curbar Edge is located in Derbyshire which was within the delta of a vast stream that deposited sand and dust across southern Britain.

[17] Curbar Edge is made of gritstone, a rough granular rock that consists of small pebbles and angular-shaped grains.

The East Moors in Derbyshire also has one of the largest preserved prehistoric field systems, settlement sites, and ceremonial stone circles.

This cairn is a prehistoric funeral monument with a single burial placed inside, covered in a gritstone cist.

They made a partial excavation, in which process some archaeological information was disturbed, for example, the original height of the monument.

The perimeter of the cairn remained undisturbed and archaeologists discovered fragments of a food vessel, a broken bronze knife, and a flint scraper.

Curbar Gap at the southern end of the edge is crossed by a Roman road, providing easy access for quarrying the local stone.

Exact quarry locations are often unknown, as marks on the stones indicate that many were moved from the excavation sites and subsequently worked on nearby.

[26] Towards the end of the 11th century, a group of traders began transporting the Cheshire "witches" salt from Northwich, Middlewich and Nantwich to the medieval trading towns of Yorkshire, Derbyshire, and Nottinghamshire.

The journeys passing High Peak were too difficult for a man to do, so the salt was carried by packhorses along the paths of the steep hills.

At this point, traders heading to Chesterfield had to climb the escarpment across the River Derwent to Curbar Gap to finally enter the market town via Saltergate.

They are known to have attempted a very early climb on Curbar in the 1900s, finally ascended by Chapman and Thomsett of the Polaris Mountaineering club in 1948 and now called PMC/1.

[29] In the 1980s and 1990s, many notable climbers achieved significant first ascents at Curbar, including Ron Fawcett (with Amnesia Arete); Johnny Dawes (with The End of the Affair, Slab and Crack, White Lines and Janus); Gary Gibson; John Allen (with Profit of Doom and Moon Crack); and, Mick Fowler (with Linden, considered Britain's first E6-graded climb).

There are no sport climbing routes on the edge, because of local ethics and policies defined by bodies such as the British Mountaineering Council and the Peak District National Park.

[31] In July 2015, three routes at Curbar (Dr. Dolittle, The Zone, and Knockin' on Heavens Door) were ranked in the top 20 hardest traditional climbs in the UK.

[39] The Eastern Moors are unsettled partly because of the setting aside of this region in the 19th century, by giant estates, for grouse shooting.

In ancient times, this Gap was a packhorse route subsequently it became a turnpike in 1759; for this reason is possible to see, close to the car park entry, a guide stoop made of stone.

[43] The beginning of the walk is located next to the Derwent River, it is possible to get there by car, there is a parking lot close to Calver Primary School; and also by bus which goes from Buxton to Bakewell.

The distance covered by this walk is six miles (9.7 km), the time needed to complete the loop is between two and three hours and the highest point reached by the following path is 1,217 ft (371 m).

[45] The total distance covered by this walk is eight miles (13 km), the needed time to complete the route is between 4 and 5 hours.

By following this path it is possible to see the Stoke Flat Circle, a prehistoric feature from the Bronze Age; the Big Moor; Derwent Valley Mills; River Derwent; Calver Hill, a rock-climbing point known as Eagle Stone which was used in the past to test the strength of men; the Calver Mill Gallery, Froggatt Wood and Grindleford church.

[56] Several climbs on the edge have had dedicated essays on them published in anthologies, including Profit of Doom, Linden, Right Eliminate[57] and Elder Crack.