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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Derbyshire Dales Getting here
53.21799, -1.72297
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Dipper, Moorhen +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Dipper, Moorhen +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Beech, Ramsons, Common Nettle +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Common Darter, Southern Hawker, Broad-bodied Chaser +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Toothwort, Lords-and-Ladies, Dog's Mercury +97 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Toothwort, Lords-and-Ladies, Dog's Mercury +97 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 9 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 Monsal Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map Monsal Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 680 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 680 Length 2.4 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 34 m ▾
Named route Ref 680 Length 34 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 476 m ▾
Named route Ref 680 Length 476 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 484 m ▾
Named route Ref 680 Length 484 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 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 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 Photos Arrock Plantation, Kirk Dale
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Wildlife to spot
8,327 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,327 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Mallard · Jackdaw · Wren · Robin · Goldfinch +43
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐝 Insects 11 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Emerald Damselfly · Ruddy Darter +6
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 Lords-and-Ladies · Dog's Mercury · Lesser Celandine · Coltsfoot · Shining Crane's-bill +9
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,327 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Mallard · Jackdaw · Wren · Robin · Goldfinch +43
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐝 Insects 11 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Emerald Damselfly · Ruddy Darter +6
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 Lords-and-Ladies · Dog's Mercury · Lesser Celandine · Coltsfoot · Shining Crane's-bill +9
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Willow Emerald Damselfly
Willow Emerald Damselfly
Chalcolestes viridis2025
Chalcolestes viridis2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2025
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2025
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2025
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites
Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Hard Shield-fern Polystichum aculeatum2025
Hard Shield-fern Polystichum aculeatum2025
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2025
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2025 