The hilltop area was acquired by the National Trust in the 1980s and is designated as access land for the public.[2][3] South Head farmstead was recorded in the 1640 plans of the waste and commons of Hayfield.[4]
The Pennine Bridleway runs along the north and east sides of South Head.[3] Since 2005, there has been an annual fell race each May from Hayfield around Mount Famine and South Head.[5]
South Head is one of the 95 Ethels hills of the Peak District, launched by the countryside charity CPRE in 2021.[6]
References
^"South Head". Hill Bagging – Database of British and Irish Hills. Retrieved 4 November 2020.