Arbourseats Veins and Sough, Wardlow Sough, Nay Green Mine and Washing Floors, Hading Vein and Seedlow Rake
21 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome21 ha
Getting here
53.26915, -1.74223
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦25+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Teal and Grey Heron
- ✦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
- 🐦25+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Teal and Grey Heron
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Teal, Grey Heron, Dipper +22 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Teal, Grey Heron, Dipper +22 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Harlequin Ladybird · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Shining Crane's-bill, Hogweed, Hart's-Tongue +117 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Limestone WayWalking route74 km▾
Castleton to Rocester
Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 1Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Monsal TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Monsal TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 680National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.4 km▾
Named routeRef 680Length 2.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route34 m▾
Named routeRef 680Length 34 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route476 m▾
Named routeRef 680Length 476 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route484 m▾
Named routeRef 680Length 484 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route601 m▾
Named routeRef 680Length 601 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km▾
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
24,218 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
24,218 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds25 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Teal · Grey Heron · Dipper · Long-tailed Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker +20
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects2 species
springautumn
2026▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Harlequin Ladybird
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
🌿Plants121 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Shining Crane's-bill · Mugwort · Hart's-Tongue · Beech · Cleavers +116
- Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
- MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
24,218 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds25 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Teal · Grey Heron · Dipper · Long-tailed Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker +20
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects2 species
springautumn
2026▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Harlequin Ladybird
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
🌿Plants121 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Shining Crane's-bill · Mugwort · Hart's-Tongue · Beech · Cleavers +116
- Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
- MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- BeechFagus sylvatica
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Germander Speedwell
Germander Speedwell
Veronica chamaedrys2025
Veronica chamaedrys2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisIvy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralisPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaYellow CorydalisPseudofumaria luteaYellow CorydalisPseudofumaria luteaHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaWater-StarwortCallitricheWater-StarwortCallitricheSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusLimestone FernGymnocarpium robertianum2025Limestone FernGymnocarpium robertianum2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025ButterburPetasites hybridus2025ButterburPetasites hybridus2025Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025HutchinsiaHornungia petraeaHutchinsiaHornungia petraeaRue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylitesRue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylitesBitter-vetchLathyrus linifoliusBitter-vetchLathyrus linifoliusLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarden ArabisArabis caucasicaGarden ArabisArabis caucasicaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesHard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatumHard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatumRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusWych ElmUlmus glabraWych ElmUlmus glabraHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixHedera helixMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaAnnual Meadow-grassPoa annuaHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaRed ValerianCentranthus ruberRed ValerianCentranthus ruberPolypodiumPolypodiumPolypodiumPolypodiumBurdockArctiumBurdockArctiumGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorEuphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiaeEuphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiaeEuphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiaeEuphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiaeMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesMaidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanesDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiCaper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyrisCaper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyrisLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025Spring SandwortSabulina verna2025Spring SandwortSabulina verna2025Mossy SaxifrageSaxifraga hypnoides2025Mossy SaxifrageSaxifraga hypnoides2025Brittle Bladder-fernCystopteris fragilis2025Brittle Bladder-fernCystopteris fragilis2025SilverweedPotentilla anserina2025SilverweedPotentilla anserina2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025Common CouchElymus repens2025Common CouchElymus repens2025WoodruffGalium odoratum2025WoodruffGalium odoratum2025TormentilPotentilla erecta2025TormentilPotentilla erecta2025Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2025Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2025Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2025Indet. ComfreySymphytum2025Indet. ComfreySymphytum2025BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2025Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2025Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2025Small-leaved LimeTilia cordata2025Small-leaved LimeTilia cordata2025Dark-red HelleborineEpipactis atrorubens2025Dark-red HelleborineEpipactis atrorubens2025SanicleSanicula europaea2025SanicleSanicula europaea2025Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum2025Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum2025KnotgrassPolygonum2025KnotgrassPolygonum2025Quaking-grassBriza media2025Quaking-grassBriza media2025Crab AppleMalus sylvestris2025Crab AppleMalus sylvestris2025Lesser BurdockArctium minus2025Lesser BurdockArctium minus2025GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025Grass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustris2025Grass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustris2025Wild ThymeThymus drucei2025Wild ThymeThymus drucei2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2025Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2025Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2025Burnet RoseRosa spinosissima2025Burnet RoseRosa spinosissima2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025Silver BirchBetula pendula2025Silver BirchBetula pendula2025Hoary PlantainPlantago media2025Hoary PlantainPlantago media2025Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa2025Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa2025Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2025Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2025Common VetchVicia sativa2025Common VetchVicia sativa2025AspenPopulus tremula2025AspenPopulus tremula2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Wild CherryPrunus avium2025Wild CherryPrunus avium2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025NipplewortLapsana communis2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025Water MintMentha aquatica2025Water MintMentha aquatica2025Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2025Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2025Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2025Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2025Wood MelickMelica uniflora2025Wood MelickMelica uniflora2025CrosswortCruciata laevipes2025CrosswortCruciata laevipes2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2025Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025TimothyPhleum pratense2025TimothyPhleum pratense2025Rough Hawk's-beardCrepis biennis2025Rough Hawk's-beardCrepis biennis2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025Rosa caninaRosa canina2025Rosa caninaRosa canina2025