for a period. Since then, the resident pair of peregrine falcons has had further successful hatchings, although there have also been cases of theft of eggs and young birds at the site. Doxey Pool Doxey Pool (sometimes spelt Docksey) is a small pond, measuring about , by the top path of The Roaches at grid reference . Legend has it that this pool is inhabited by a mermaid called Jenny Greenteeth known as the blue nymph. The legend says that she fell in the pool on a foggy day whilst walking along the top of the Roaches, and ever since has been enticing unsuspecting victims down to the pool and to their watery grave. The Winking Man The Winking Man Rock formation (also known as the Winking Eye) is part of the Ramshaw Rocks section of The Roaches. It can be seen from the Leek–Buxton road (A53) about 5 miles outside Leek. It looks like a face sticking out of the hillside, and as you travel past in a car towards Buxton the 'eye' appears to wink, as a pinnacle of rock passes behind the face as a consequence of parallax. Don Whillans Memorial Hut The Roaches is the site of the Don Whillans Memorial Hut, also known as the Rockhall Cottage. References External links The Roaches website A page partly about the Roaches – from a website about the town of Leek, Staffordshire and the Staffordshire Moorlands Another page about the Roaches – from a different website about the Peak District Computer-generated summit panorama Hills of Staffordshire Mountains and hills of the Peak District Staffordshire Moorlands Leek, Staffordshire Climbing areas of England