Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.23200, -1.45911
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Mallard
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕St Thomas' Church Coffee Bar — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Mallard
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕St Thomas' Church Coffee Bar — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Best for
11 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Mallard, Woodpigeon +64 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Birds — Magpie, Mallard, Woodpigeon +64 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Tree Bumblebee, Early Bumblebee, Harlequin Ladybird +34 more · last seen 2026
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Himalayan Balsam, Creeping Thistle +27 more · last seen 2025
🛝Family friendly
Good match
café
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chesterfield Round WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Cuckoo WayWalking route▾
South Chesterfield WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Staveley to Chesterfield spur)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Whittington and the HandleysWalking route▾
Windsor Closepublic footpath · 22 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 22 mSurface pavedPath type: residential
Hipper Valley Cyclewaypublic footpath · 4 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 4 mSurface concretePath type: cycleway
Hipper Valley Cyclewaypublic footpath · 209 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 209 mSurface fine_gravelPath type: cycleway
65 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Rother Valley WashlandsCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 3Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Route 67Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route548 m▾
Named routeLength 548 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route107 m▾
Named routeLength 107 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
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St Thomas' Church, Brampton
Photos
St Thomas' Church, Brampton
Facilities
☕Café
St Thomas' Church Coffee Bar · 13m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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