Bonsall Leys lead mines 10 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🌳 Ancient🦉 Wildlife
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 10 ha
Getting here
53.11318, -1.60414
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pochard and Wigeon 💜 Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pochard and Wigeon 💜 Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for 11 activities 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Free Birds — Pochard, Wigeon, Yellow-legged Gull +58 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
🌳 Ancient woodland
Very strong match
Free Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Pochard, Wigeon, Yellow-legged Gull +58 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
💜 Bluebell walks
Strong match
Free Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Historic site with public access
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Free Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Black Clock, Carabus nemoralis, Violet Ground Beetle +28 more · last seen 2026
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Midshires Way Walking route 370 km ▾ Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named route Length 370 km Regional walking route
Show on map Limestone Way Walking route 74 km ▾ Castleton to Rocester
Named route Length 74 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map High Peak Trail Walking route 27 km ▾ Named route Length 27 km Regional walking route
Show on map Derwent Valley Heritage Way Walking route 89 km ▾ Named route Length 89 km Regional walking route
Show on map Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 13 Walking route 16 km ▾ Named route Length 16 km Regional walking route
Show on map 25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54 Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref 54 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 547 Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref 547 National Cycle Network
Show on map White Peak Loop Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref 680 National Cycle Network
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 286 m ▾ Named route Ref 547 Length 286 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.3 km ▾ Named route Ref 680 Length 2.3 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface flexsurface
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 852 m ▾ Named route Ref 680 Length 852 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
High Peak Trail Mountain bike route 27 km ▾ Named route Ref High Peak Trail Length 27 km Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Carsington Water Cycle Route Mountain bike route ▾ Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines) Mountain bike route 130.4 km ▾ Named route Length 130.4 km National Cycle Network
Show on map ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
▾ Lead mines on Bonsall Moor
‹ › Photos Lead mines on Bonsall Moor
‹ › ✓ Public access Free entry 🐶 Dogs
Good to know £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
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Wildlife to spot
17,399 records from NBN Atlas
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Wildlife to spot 17,399 records · NBN Atlas 🐦 Birds 61 species
summer autumn winter
2026 Pochard · Wigeon · Yellow-legged Gull · Shoveler · Black-tailed Godwit
+56 more species Hide species list All 61 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Pochard Aythya ferina Wigeon Mareca penelope Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 Ruff Calidris pugnax2025 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2025 Garganey Spatula querquedula2025 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 Hedgehog · Pine Marten · Fallow Deer · Weasel
🦎 Reptiles 1 species
summer autumn
2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 Common Frog
🐝 Insects 31 species
summer autumn
2026 Black Clock · Carabus nemoralis · Violet Ground Beetle · Carabus problematicus · Snail Hunter
+26 more species Hide species list All 31 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025 Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus2025 Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides 🌿 Plants 15 species
spring summer
2026 Mezereon · Toothwort · Hard Shield-fern · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Fly Orchid
+10 more species Hide species list All 15 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Mezereon Daphne mezereum Toothwort Lathraea squamaria Hard Shield-fern Polystichum aculeatum Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine2025 Fly Orchid Ophrys insectifera2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,399 records · NBN Atlas 🐦 Birds 61 species
summer autumn winter
2026 Pochard · Wigeon · Yellow-legged Gull · Shoveler · Black-tailed Godwit
+56 more species Hide species list All 61 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Pochard Aythya ferina Wigeon Mareca penelope Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2025 Ruff Calidris pugnax2025 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2025 Garganey Spatula querquedula2025 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 Hedgehog · Pine Marten · Fallow Deer · Weasel
🦎 Reptiles 1 species
summer autumn
2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 Common Frog
🐝 Insects 31 species
summer autumn
2026 Black Clock · Carabus nemoralis · Violet Ground Beetle · Carabus problematicus · Snail Hunter
+26 more species Hide species list All 31 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025 Carabus problematicus Carabus problematicus2025 Snail Hunter Cychrus caraboides 🌿 Plants 15 species
spring summer
2026 Mezereon · Toothwort · Hard Shield-fern · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Fly Orchid
+10 more species Hide species list All 15 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Mezereon Daphne mezereum Toothwort Lathraea squamaria Hard Shield-fern Polystichum aculeatum Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine2025 Fly Orchid Ophrys insectifera2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Necklace Ground Beetle
Necklace Ground Beetle
Carabus monilis2025
Carabus monilis2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2025
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Meadow Cranesbill Weevil Zacladus geranii2025
Meadow Cranesbill Weevil Zacladus geranii2025
Tropiphorus terricola Tropiphorus terricola
Tropiphorus terricola Tropiphorus terricola
Bembidion articulatum Bembidion articulatum2025
Bembidion articulatum Bembidion articulatum2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2025
Otiorhynchus uncinatus Otiorhynchus uncinatus2025
Otiorhynchus uncinatus Otiorhynchus uncinatus2025
Trichosirocalus troglodytes Trichosirocalus troglodytes2025
Trichosirocalus troglodytes Trichosirocalus troglodytes2025
Bertkauia lucifuga Bertkauia lucifuga2025
Bertkauia lucifuga Bertkauia lucifuga2025
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata2025
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata2025
Agonum marginatum Agonum marginatum2025
Agonum marginatum Agonum marginatum2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Monotoma conicicollis Monotoma conicicollis2025
Monotoma conicicollis Monotoma conicicollis2025
Loricera pilicornis Loricera pilicornis2025
Loricera pilicornis Loricera pilicornis2025
Monotoma angusticollis Monotoma angusticollis2025
Monotoma angusticollis Monotoma angusticollis2025
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025
Litargus connexus Litargus connexus2025
Litargus connexus Litargus connexus2025
Mycetophagus atomarius Mycetophagus atomarius2025
Mycetophagus atomarius Mycetophagus atomarius2025
Trixagus Trixagus2025
Trixagus Trixagus2025
Biphyllus lunatus Biphyllus lunatus2025
Biphyllus lunatus Biphyllus lunatus2025
Ctenicera cuprea Ctenicera cuprea2025
Ctenicera cuprea Ctenicera cuprea2025 Violet
Violet
Viola
Viola
Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus
Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus
Variegated Horsetail Equisetum variegatum
Variegated Horsetail Equisetum variegatum
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis2025
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis2025
Lily-of-the-valley Convallaria majalis2025
Lily-of-the-valley Convallaria majalis2025
Marsh Fragrant-orchid Gymnadenia densiflora2025
Marsh Fragrant-orchid Gymnadenia densiflora2025
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2025
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis2025
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2025
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera2025
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum2025
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum2025
Common Twayblade Neottia ovata2025
Common Twayblade Neottia ovata2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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