Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
53.27981, -1.22931
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Blackbird
- ✦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
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Blackbird
- ✦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 — Tawny Owl, Blackbird, Robin +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Tawny Owl, Blackbird, Robin +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green-veined White, Small White, Speckled Wood +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Bluebell, Wood Anemone, Ivy +6 more · last seen 2026
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Archaeological Way (old route)Walking route▾
Cuckoo WayWalking route▾
Barlborough Heritage TrailWalking route▾
The Miners WayWalking route▾
Rowbotham's RoundWalking route▾
20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Rotherham Local Cycle NetworkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Clowne Branch Line GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route378 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 378 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3 km▾
Named routeRef 6Length 3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km▾
Named routeRef 6Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
Highwood Lane - View towards Ash Tree Cave
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Wildlife to spot
29,069 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
29,069 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds7 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Tawny Owl · Swallow · Woodcock · Pink-footed Goose · Little Egret +2
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
🐝Insects2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Glow-worm · 7-spot Ladybird
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Elder · Ivy · Hazel · Greater Plantain · Hawthorn +123
- ElderSambucus nigra2025
- IvyHedera helix2025
- HazelCorylus avellana2025
- Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
29,069 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds7 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Tawny Owl · Swallow · Woodcock · Pink-footed Goose · Little Egret +2
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
🐝Insects2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Glow-worm · 7-spot Ladybird
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Elder · Ivy · Hazel · Greater Plantain · Hawthorn +123
- ElderSambucus nigra2025
- IvyHedera helix2025
- HazelCorylus avellana2025
- Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas