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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.94419, -1.35055
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 194m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🛝Playground 194m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Best for
12 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Common Pipistrelle, Rabbit, Soprano Pipistrelle +13 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: ABBEY RUINS; Historic site with public access
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Lesser Celandine, Ramsons +41 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
💜Bluebell walks
Strong match
Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km26 signed routes nearby · 39 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▾
Erewash Circular Route 13Walking route▾
Tattle Hillpublic footpath · 74 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 74 mPath type: residential
60 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Derby Orbital Route 66Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 66Regional cycle route
Bennerley Viaduct ViewpointCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 672Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 672National Cycle Network
Great Northern GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef Great Northern GreenwayLocal cycle route
Bennerley ViaductCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
10 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
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✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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