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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
53.20410, -1.60452
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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
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Old Smithy — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Old Smithy — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Jackdaw, Blackbird +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Jackdaw, Blackbird +79 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Celandine, Rowan, Red Campion +36 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lesser Celandine, Rowan, Red Campion +36 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Large White, Small White +49 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syrphus, Large White, Small White +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Limestone WayWalking route74 km▾
Castleton to Rocester
Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km▾
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 11Walking route17 km▾
Named routeLength 17 kmRegional walking route
Monsal TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 12Walking route10.4 km▾
Named routeLength 10.4 kmRegional walking route
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Monsal TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 680National Cycle Network
White Peak LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef 680National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km▾
Named routeRef 680Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface flexsurface
Main RouteCycling route336 m▾
Named routeRef 680Length 336 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route785 m▾
Named routeRef 680Length 785 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route51 m▾
Named routeRef 680Length 51 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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The Old Smithy Café & Shop, Beeley
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Wildlife to spot
14,265 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
14,265 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Robin · Great Tit +36
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Scathophaga stercoraria · Harlequin Ladybird
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Coltsfoot · Lesser Celandine · Wood Avens · Pendulous Sedge · Lesser Stitchwort +104
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
- Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
- Lawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana
- Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,265 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Robin · Great Tit +36
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Scathophaga stercoraria · Harlequin Ladybird
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Coltsfoot · Lesser Celandine · Wood Avens · Pendulous Sedge · Lesser Stitchwort +104
- ColtsfootTussilago farfara
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
- Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea
- Lawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana
- Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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