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Alport smelt mill

2 ha

📷 Tom Courtney · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.18035, -1.66688

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Robin
  • ✦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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Robin, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Mallard, Robin, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Marmalade Hoverfly, Leucozona lucorum +85 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Herb-Robert, White Dead-nettle, Meadowsweet +173 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 21 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
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 13Walking route16 km
Named routeLength 16 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Monsal TrailCycling route
Named routeRef 680National Cycle Network
White Peak LoopCycling route
Named routeRef 680National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km
Named routeRef 680Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface flexsurface
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 680Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface flexsurface
Main RouteCycling route336 m
Named routeRef 680Length 336 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

River Lathkill at the Mill Pond, Alport

📷 Tom Courtney · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

River Lathkill at the Mill Pond, Alport

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Peak Shopping Village Nature ReserveUrban park3.7 km→🌱Bath GardensUrban park3.7 km→🌱Bath GardensUrban park3.7 km→🌱Riverside GardenUrban park3.8 km→✦Bronze Age burial, ceremonial and settlement remains on Stanton Moor, and evidence for medieval, post-medieval and 19th to early 20th century activityHistoric site3 km→✦Rowsley BridgeHistoric site3.5 km→