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✦Heritage🎠Play🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome124 ha
Getting here
53.05641, -1.79878
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ✦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
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ✦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
Best for
9 activitiesGrade I listed building: CROSS SHAFT APPROXIMATELY 15 YARDS SOUTH OF SOUTH PORCH OF CHURCH OF THE HOLY CROSS
Dogs allowed — country park
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Country park — designed for family visits
Country park — good for group day out
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km16 signed routes nearby · 89 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Limestone WayWalking route74 km▾
Castleton to Rocester
Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Circular Park WalkWalking route1.6 km▾
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Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:40Round tripLocal walking route
Hinkley Wood Route, Ilam ParkWalking route1.2 km▾
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Named routeLength 1.2 kmDuration 00:20Point-to-pointLocal walking route
Walk from Dovedale to Milldale, DovedaleWalking route5 km▾
Named routeLength 5 kmDuration 03:00Point-to-pointLocal walking route
Manifold TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
36 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Route 550Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Route 547Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 547National Cycle Network
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 549Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 549National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route140 m▾
Named routeRef 549Length 140 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route2.3 km▾
Named routeRef 547Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Tissington TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Tissington TrailPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
![On the way to Ilam Tops [1]](https://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/05/84/47/5844708_63c97fd1.jpg)
On the way to Ilam Tops [1]
Photos
On the way to Ilam Tops [1]
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
13,280 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,280 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds37 species
autumnwinter
2026Dipper · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Goldcrest
+32 more speciesHide species list
All 37 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
🐝Insects3 species
winterspringautumn
2026Dark-edged Bee-fly · Bronze Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax
Hutchinsia · Common Chickweed · Common Nettle · Alder · Maidenhair Spleenwort
+58 more speciesHide species list
All 63 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- HutchinsiaHornungia petraea
- Common ChickweedStellaria media2025
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
- AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,280 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds37 species
autumnwinter
2026Dipper · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Goldcrest
+32 more speciesHide species list
All 37 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
🐝Insects3 species
winterspringautumn
2026Dark-edged Bee-fly · Bronze Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax
Hutchinsia · Common Chickweed · Common Nettle · Alder · Maidenhair Spleenwort
+58 more speciesHide species list
All 63 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- HutchinsiaHornungia petraea
- Common ChickweedStellaria media2025
- Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
- AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
- Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ash
Ash
Fraxinus excelsior2025
Fraxinus excelsior2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025Biting StonecropSedum acre2025Biting StonecropSedum acre2025Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2025Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2025Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2025Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2025Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2025Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025CleaversGalium aparine2025CleaversGalium aparine2025Wild ThymeThymus drucei2025Wild ThymeThymus drucei2025DandelionTaraxacum2025DandelionTaraxacum2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Water-StarwortCallitriche2025Water-StarwortCallitriche2025Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025YewTaxus baccata2025YewTaxus baccata2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2025BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2025Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2025Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025HazelCorylus avellana2025HazelCorylus avellana2025Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025IvyHedera helix2025IvyHedera helix2025Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2025Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025CrosswortCruciata laevipes2025CrosswortCruciata laevipes2025Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2025Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2025Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2025Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2025Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites2025Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2025Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2025Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata2025Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata2025ElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. sanguisorba2025Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. sanguisorba2025BurdockArctium2025BurdockArctium2025Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2025Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2025Carline ThistleCarlina vulgaris2025Carline ThistleCarlina vulgaris2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Hedera helixHedera helix2025Hedera helixHedera helix2025Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2025Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2025Events & activities nearby
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