Buxton Civic Association

Welcome to The Buxton Civic Association Website

Buxton Civic Association (BCA) is a registered charity established in 1967 to preserve the fine architecture of Buxton and its natural and formal landscapes, for the local community and all our visitors. If you want to watch our short film celebrating our first 50 years then click on this link – 50th Anniversary Film

Lots to see and do with BCA

Over time BCA have acquired the fine woodlands surrounding the town from Chatsworth Estates. The upkeep of these two hundred acres of mature woodland remains one of our main tasks.

Join BCA – find out what we can achieve together

Take a look at our BCA Gallery here

Take a look at our Wild Flower Gallery here

BCA’s Latest News

Places & Spaces Project

We own Poole’s Cavern and brought Go Ape to Buxton in 2007. We are always looking for new ways to improve our woodlands for education, sport and recreation.

The ring of trees displays points of interest on-line. The publication maps walks around BCA woodlands and is available to purchase from the Cafe at the Cavern

Go Ape – Outdoor tree top adventure for all

Interested in volunteering?

Interactive tour of the cavern, explore now!

Some of our 200 acre estate

We own and manage 200 acres of mature woodland including:

  • Grin Low (Buxton Country Park)
  • Corbar
  • Gadley
  • Sherbrook
  • Hogshaw Woods
  • Shay Lodge
  • Ashwood Dale

More about Buxton’s Woodlands

View our interactive map



Discover more…

Joining BCA – What can we achieve together?

Ever wanted to do something really different? Joining BCA – it’s not just about the land, it’s all about how we use the land, how our ancestors used the woodlands and how our green spaces will be used in the future.

Take a look at our membership page

There’s lots to discover – read more about just one of our woodland areas – Corbar Wood