Ramshorn Common - Broadleaved woodland
3 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
53.01526, -1.88345
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km13 signed routes nearby · 3 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
Manifold TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Weaver WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Farley 19public footpath · 477 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 477 mSurface unpavedPath type: footway
Farley 47public footpath · 504 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 504 mSurface unpavedPath type: footway
11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Route 550Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network
Churnet Valley CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 549Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 549National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route13.8 km▾
Named routeRef 550Length 13.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route140 m▾
Named routeRef 549Length 140 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route321 m▾
Named routeRef 549Length 321 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Green Lanebridleway · 475 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 475 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
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Wildlife to spot
2,260 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
2,260 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds15 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +10
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- DunnockPrunella modularis
🦌Mammals14 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Badger · Muntjac · Dog +9
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- BadgerMeles meles
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- DogCanis
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Red-legged Shieldbug · Common Green Grasshopper
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
🌿Plants23 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Spotted-orchid · Common Twayblade · Cuckooflower · Sneezewort · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +18
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
- Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
- SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,260 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds15 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +10
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- DunnockPrunella modularis
🦌Mammals14 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Badger · Muntjac · Dog +9
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- BadgerMeles meles
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- DogCanis
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Red-legged Shieldbug · Common Green Grasshopper
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
🌿Plants23 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Spotted-orchid · Common Twayblade · Cuckooflower · Sneezewort · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +18
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
- Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
- SneezewortAchillea ptarmica
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Flea SedgeCarex pulicaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Oxalis acetosella
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