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Bentley Carr

6 ha

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

52.93940, -1.72732

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Visiting this summer

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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +37 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +37 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Common Pottia, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme +84 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Wood Bristle-moss, Common Pottia, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Large White, Small Tortoiseshell +12 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Small White, Large White, Small Tortoiseshell +12 more · last seen 2019

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Centenary Way (Derbyshire)Walking route
Named route
Royal Shrovetide Challenge Walk (down'ards)Walking route
Named route
Bonnie Prince Charlie WalkWalking route28 km
Named routeLength 28 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route11.5 km
Named routeRef 68Length 11.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route94 m
Named routeRef 68Length 94 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.9 km
Named routeRef 68Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fields near Alkmonton

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fields near Alkmonton

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Barton Blount medieval settlement remains, including a chapel, decoy pond and part of the open field system, 340m north of Barton HallHistoric site3.9 km→✦Medieval settlement, including open field system, immediately west of Bentley Fields FarmHistoric site800 m→✦Cubley Hall moated siteHistoric site2 km→✦Moated preceptory, chapel and fishpond at Stydd HallHistoric site2.3 km→⛪St Giles' ChurchReligious grounds4.9 km→✦Moated site 60m west of Edlaston HallHistoric site5 km→

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