Atlow moated site, enclosures and causeway
2 ha
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✦Heritage🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
53.03342, -1.66301
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦35+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- ✦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
- 🐦35+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- ✦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
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Mallard +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Mallard +32 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Goldilocks Buttercup, Meadow Crane's-bill, Bearded Couch +58 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Common Carder Bee, Western Honey Bee +8 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 27 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Limestone WayWalking route74 km▾
Castleton to Rocester
Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Centenary Way (Derbyshire)Walking route▾
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 1Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Royal Shrovetide Challenge Walk (up'ards)Walking route▾
Royal Shrovetide Challenge Walk (down'ards)Walking route▾
32 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 547Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 547National Cycle Network
Alternative RouteCycling route286 m▾
Named routeRef 547Length 286 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route3.3 km▾
Named routeRef 547Length 3.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route809 m▾
Named routeRef 547Length 809 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Alternative RouteCycling route2.3 km▾
Named routeRef 547Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Tissington TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Tissington TrailPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Carsington Water Cycle RouteMountain bike route▾
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,928 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,928 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Blackbird · House Sparrow +30
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Bat · Water Shrew · Common Shrew · Badger · Brown Hare +1
- BatChiroptera2024
- Water ShrewNeomys fodiens
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
- BadgerMeles meles2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
Broad-bodied Chaser · Common Carder Bee · Western Honey Bee · Harlequin Ladybird · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +6
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2021
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2021
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2022
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
🌿Plants61 species
springsummer
2024▾
Goldilocks Buttercup · Meadow Crane's-bill · Bearded Couch · Hairy-brome · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum +56
- Goldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomus
- Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2022
- Bearded CouchElymus caninus2022
- Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa2022
- Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,928 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Blackbird · House Sparrow +30
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Bat · Water Shrew · Common Shrew · Badger · Brown Hare +1
- BatChiroptera2024
- Water ShrewNeomys fodiens
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
- BadgerMeles meles2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
Broad-bodied Chaser · Common Carder Bee · Western Honey Bee · Harlequin Ladybird · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +6
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2021
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2021
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2022
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
🌿Plants61 species
springsummer
2024▾
Goldilocks Buttercup · Meadow Crane's-bill · Bearded Couch · Hairy-brome · Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum +56
- Goldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomus
- Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2022
- Bearded CouchElymus caninus2022
- Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa2022
- Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2021
2021
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2021Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2021Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2021Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2021BumblebeeBombus2021BumblebeeBombus2021Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2021Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2021White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2021White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2021Ramsons
Ramsons
Allium ursinum2023
Allium ursinum2023
Black BryonyTamus communis2022Black BryonyTamus communis2022Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2022Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2022Red CampionSilene dioica2023Red CampionSilene dioica2023AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2022AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2022Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutum2022Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutum2022False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2022False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2022WoodruffGalium odoratumWoodruffGalium odoratumMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaThree-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinerviaThree-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinerviaCuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2023CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2023Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2023Norway MapleAcer platanoides2022Norway MapleAcer platanoides2022Lesser BurdockArctium minus2022Lesser BurdockArctium minus2022Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2022Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2022DogwoodCornus sanguinea2022DogwoodCornus sanguinea2022Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2022Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2022Crab AppleMalus sylvestrisCrab AppleMalus sylvestrisButterburPetasites hybridusButterburPetasites hybridusGarden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacumGarden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacumCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaCommon WhitlowgrassErophila vernaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisRock Crane's-billGeranium macrorrhizumRock Crane's-billGeranium macrorrhizumLenten-roseHelleborus orientalisLenten-roseHelleborus orientalisHonestyLunaria annuaHonestyLunaria annuaField MapleAcer campestre2022Field MapleAcer campestre2022Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2022Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2022Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2022Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2022Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2022Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2022HazelCorylus avellana2022HazelCorylus avellana2022Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2022Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2022Heracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondylium f. angustifoliumHeracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondylium f. angustifolium2022Heracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondylium f. angustifoliumHeracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondylium f. angustifolium2022Hybrid CampionSilene dioica x latifolia = S. x hampeana2022Hybrid CampionSilene dioica x latifolia = S. x hampeana2022Large-leaved LimeTilia platyphyllos2022Large-leaved LimeTilia platyphyllos2022Field-roseRosa arvensis2022Field-roseRosa arvensis2022Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2022Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2022Common CouchElymus repens2022Common CouchElymus repens2022Copper BeechFagus sylvatica group 'Atropurpurea'2022Copper BeechFagus sylvatica group 'Atropurpurea'2022SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2022SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2022Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2022Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2022Water AvensGeum rivale2022Water AvensGeum rivale2022Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2022Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2022Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana2022Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana2022Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2022Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2022Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2022Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2022Common BistortBistorta officinalis2022Common BistortBistorta officinalis2022Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2022Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2022HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2022HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2022PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2022PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2022Common SorrelRumex acetosa2022Common SorrelRumex acetosa2022HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2021HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2021KnapweedCentaurea2021KnapweedCentaurea2021BetonyBetonica officinalis2021BetonyBetonica officinalis2021Hairy BindweedCalystegia pulchra2021Hairy BindweedCalystegia pulchra2021Events & activities nearby
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