Tegg's Nose

Recreational uses of the area include walking, orienteering, horse riding, fell running, cycling, mountain biking, rock climbing, sledging and fishing.

[3][4] After the Norman Conquest it formed part of the Royal Forest of Macclesfield, a hunting reserve owned by the Earls of Chester.

[2] Quarrying was originally by hand, giving a high-quality product used for buildings, gravestones, kerbs, flagstones and cobbles, which was used as far afield as the Isle of Man.

[4][5][6] Blasting was introduced in the 1930s, producing crushed stone for roads and airfields, and during the Second World War, rock for runways was extracted using pneumatic drills.

[2][5] A collection of historical quarrying equipment is preserved within the country park, including a jaw crusher, crane and a stone saw, which was powered by a steam engine.

[2][3] The moorland is dominated by wood sage, heather and bilberry, while the meadows support a range of wild flowers including mountain pansy, tormentil and harebell.

[2] The broadleaved Teggsnose Wood covers the southern part of the hill, with oak, beech, hornbeam, holly and mountain ash.

[16] There are ten traditional climbing routes on the quarried gritstone, ranging in grade from Difficult to Mild Very Severe.

[18][19] At the northern viewpoint is a visitors' centre off the Buxton Old Road, which provides car and horse box parking, information, public toilets, picnic tables and a telescope.

[2][19] Nearby public houses are the Leather's Smithy by Ridgegate Reservoir and the St Dunstan in the village of Langley.

Historical quarry equipment
Stone saw at the quarry
Tegg's Nose from Walker Barn
Tegg's Nose Trail marker
Teggsnose and Bottoms Reservoirs from Tegg's Nose viewpoint
Visitor centre and sheep sculpture
Panorama taken from summit of Tegg's Nose in March 2016