Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.96393, -1.41139
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🚻Toilets 93m from the site — useful for longer visits or those with young children
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🚻Toilets 93m from the site — useful for longer visits or those with young children
Best for
9 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +59 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +59 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Small White, Speckled Wood +25 more · last seen 2025
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
🛝Family friendly
Good match
toilets
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km26 signed routes nearby · 25 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Derby Nomad WayWalking route79 km▾
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km▾
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Centenary Way (Derbyshire)Walking route▾
Amber Valley Routeways Walk 11Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
63 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Derby Orbital Route 66Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 66Regional cycle route
Route 672Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 672National Cycle Network
Great Northern GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef Great Northern GreenwayLocal cycle route
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
St Matthew's church, Morley, and Bateman mausoleum
Photos
St Matthew's church, Morley, and Bateman mausoleum
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
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