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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
✦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

🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
✦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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — White Dead-nettle, Snowdrop, Yew +7 more · last seen 2026; Plants — White Dead-nettle, Snowdrop, Yew +7 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Plants — White Dead-nettle, Garlic Mustard, Ramsons

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

19 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route

Limestone WayWalking route74 km

Castleton to Rocester

Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

High Peak TrailWalking route27 km

Named routeLength 27 kmRegional 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

Named routeLength 1.2 kmDuration 00:20Point-to-pointLocal walking route

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Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 54Cycling route

Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network

Route 547Cycling route

Named routeRef 547National Cycle Network

Route 548Cycling route

Named routeRef 548National Cycle Network

Pennine CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network

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

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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Tissington TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRef Tissington TrailPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

High Peak TrailMountain bike route27 km

Named routeRef High Peak TrailLength 27 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km

Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

8,773 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,773 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

summerautumn

2025

Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +58

RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RookCorvus frugilegus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
BuzzardButeo buteo
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
SwallowHirundo rustica
NuthatchSitta europaea
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
RavenCorvus corax
Coal TitPeriparus ater
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
CootFulica atra
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
SwiftApus apus
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
SiskinSpinus spinus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Hedge AccentorPrunella modularis occidentalis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
DipperCinclus cinclus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
CurlewNumenius arquata
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe

🦌

Mammals4 species

summerautumn

2025

Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel

Brown HareLepus europaeus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major

🌿

Plants113 species

autumn

2026

Hedge Woundwort · Ribwort Plantain · Ash · Elder · Wych Elm +108

Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2025
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Bush VetchVicia sepium2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
Rosa caninaRosa canina2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025
Water AvensGeum rivale2025
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2025
RaspberryRubus idaeus2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
HawkweedHieracium2025
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2025
Common IvyHedera helix subsp. helix2025
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2025
Common CouchElymus repens2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
Salix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtiiSalix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtii2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025
Goat WillowSalix caprea2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2025
TansyTanacetum vulgare2025
Common ChickweedStellaria media2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
YewTaxus baccata
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2025
Thyme-leaved SandwortArenaria serpyllifolia2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
Common Blue-sow-thistleCicerbita macrophylla2025
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
BroomCytisus scoparius2025
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2025
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2025
Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2025
Bearded CouchElymus caninus2025
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025
TimothyPhleum pratense2025
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2025
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
Field-roseRosa arvensis2025
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2025
Himalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsii2025
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2025
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
Intermediate Lady's-mantleAlchemilla xanthochlora2025
Hybrid AvensGeum rivale x urbanum = G. x intermedium2025
Common VetchVicia sativa2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2025
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2025
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2025
Biting StonecropSedum acre2025
Beaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicaria2025
Swedish WhitebeamSorbus intermedia2025
ChicoryCichorium intybus2025
Dwarf ThistleCirsium acaule2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,773 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds63 species

summerautumn

2025

Robin · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +58

RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RookCorvus frugilegus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
BuzzardButeo buteo
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
SwallowHirundo rustica
NuthatchSitta europaea
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
RavenCorvus corax
Coal TitPeriparus ater
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
CootFulica atra
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
SwiftApus apus
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
SiskinSpinus spinus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Hedge AccentorPrunella modularis occidentalis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
DipperCinclus cinclus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
CurlewNumenius arquata
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe

🦌

Mammals4 species

summerautumn

2025

Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel

Brown HareLepus europaeus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major

🌿

Plants113 species

autumn

2026

Hedge Woundwort · Ribwort Plantain · Ash · Elder · Wych Elm +108

Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2025
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Bush VetchVicia sepium2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
Rosa caninaRosa canina2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025
Water AvensGeum rivale2025
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2025
RaspberryRubus idaeus2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
HawkweedHieracium2025
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2025
Common IvyHedera helix subsp. helix2025
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2025
Common CouchElymus repens2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
Salix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtiiSalix caprea x cinerea = S. x reichardtii2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025
Goat WillowSalix caprea2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2025
TansyTanacetum vulgare2025
Common ChickweedStellaria media2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
YewTaxus baccata
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2025
Thyme-leaved SandwortArenaria serpyllifolia2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
Common Blue-sow-thistleCicerbita macrophylla2025
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
BroomCytisus scoparius2025
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2025
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2025
Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025
Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2025
Bearded CouchElymus caninus2025
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025
TimothyPhleum pratense2025
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2025
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2025
Field-roseRosa arvensis2025
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2025
Himalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsii2025
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2025
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2025
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025
Intermediate Lady's-mantleAlchemilla xanthochlora2025
Hybrid AvensGeum rivale x urbanum = G. x intermedium2025
Common VetchVicia sativa2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2025
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2025
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2025
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2025
Biting StonecropSedum acre2025
Beaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicaria2025
Swedish WhitebeamSorbus intermedia2025
ChicoryCichorium intybus2025
Dwarf ThistleCirsium acaule2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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