Medieval settlement on the north western slopes of Cales Dale, 490m north west of Cales Farm
1 ha
Plan your visit
🌳Ancient✦Heritage💜Bluebells
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.18009, -1.75364
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
9 activities🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Historic site with public access
💜Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 15 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
Limestone WayWalking route74 km▾
Castleton to Rocester
Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
High Peak TrailWalking route27 km▾
Named routeLength 27 kmRegional walking route
Peak PilgrimageWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
28 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Pennine Cycleway (on road alternative)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 548Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 548National Cycle Network
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 549Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 549National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route210 m▾
Named routeRef 548Length 210 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Tissington TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Tissington TrailPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
High Peak TrailMountain bike route27 km▾
Named routeRef High Peak TrailLength 27 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km▾
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Derby Lanebyway open to all traffic · 1 km▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1 kmSurface dirtPath type: track
Photos
18 photos from nearby open sources
Upper Reaches of Cales Dale
Photos
Upper Reaches of Cales Dale
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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Wildlife to spot
9,747 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,747 records · NBN AtlasPeregrine · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Blue Tit
+43 more speciesHide species list
All 48 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- CootFulica atra
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RavenCorvus corax
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- SwiftApus apus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Mole · Field Vole
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025Common Frog
🐝Insects6 species
summerautumn
2025Eristalis tenax · Migrant Hawker · Hornet Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Evacanthus interruptus
+1 more speciesHide species list
All 6 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus
- Field Grasshopper
🌿Plants56 species
summerautumn
2026Wood Sage · Small Scabious · Greater Knapweed · Harebell · Crosswort
+51 more speciesHide species list
All 56 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2025
- Small ScabiousScabiosa columbaria2025
- Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa2025
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025
- CrosswortCruciata laevipes
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,747 records · NBN AtlasPeregrine · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Blue Tit
+43 more speciesHide species list
All 48 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- CootFulica atra
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RavenCorvus corax
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Larus argentatus argenteusLarus argentatus argenteus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- SwiftApus apus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Mole · Field Vole
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025Common Frog
🐝Insects6 species
summerautumn
2025Eristalis tenax · Migrant Hawker · Hornet Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird · Evacanthus interruptus
+1 more speciesHide species list
All 6 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Evacanthus interruptusEvacanthus interruptus
- Field Grasshopper
🌿Plants56 species
summerautumn
2026Wood Sage · Small Scabious · Greater Knapweed · Harebell · Crosswort
+51 more speciesHide species list
All 56 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2025
- Small ScabiousScabiosa columbaria2025
- Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa2025
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025
- CrosswortCruciata laevipes
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chorthippus brunneus
Chorthippus brunneus
2025
2025
OrpineHylotelephium telephium2025OrpineHylotelephium telephium2025Red Hemp-nettleGaleopsis angustifolia2025Red Hemp-nettleGaleopsis angustifolia2025Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2025Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2025Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2025Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2025Jacob's-ladderPolemonium caeruleum2025Jacob's-ladderPolemonium caeruleum2025Hoary MulleinVerbascum pulverulentum2025Hoary MulleinVerbascum pulverulentum2025Wild ThymeThymus drucei2025Wild ThymeThymus drucei2025Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba2025Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba2025Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2025Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2025BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2025Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025Common Rock-roseHelianthemum nummularium2025Common Rock-roseHelianthemum nummularium2025Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2025Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2025Mossy SaxifrageSaxifraga hypnoidesMossy SaxifrageSaxifraga hypnoidesParsley PiertAphanes arvensisParsley PiertAphanes arvensisRed CampionSilene dioica2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025Water AvensGeum rivale2025Water AvensGeum rivale2025Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2025Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2025Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2025Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2025Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025Rough Hawk's-beardCrepis biennis2025Rough Hawk's-beardCrepis biennis2025Burnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifraga2025Burnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifraga2025Ploughman's-spikenardInula conyzae2025Ploughman's-spikenardInula conyzae2025Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2025Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2025Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2025Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2025Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2025Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2025Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum2025Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum2025SilverweedPotentilla anserina2025SilverweedPotentilla anserina2025Carline ThistleCarlina vulgaris2025Carline ThistleCarlina vulgaris2025Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025BuckthornRhamnus cathartica2025BuckthornRhamnus cathartica2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025HazelCorylus avellana2025HazelCorylus avellana2025TormentilPotentilla erecta2025TormentilPotentilla erecta2025Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2025Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2025AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2025AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2025Hawkweed OxtonguePicris hieracioides2025Hawkweed OxtonguePicris hieracioides2025Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025Giant BellflowerCampanula latifolia2025Giant BellflowerCampanula latifolia2025