Plan your visit
🦅Birds🧺Picnic✦Heritage
Public accessDogs welcome218 ha
Getting here
52.80089, -1.45845
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Robin
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Calke Abbey Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Robin
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Calke Abbey Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
☕Café🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Blue Tit +73 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CALKE ABBEY; Historic site with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, picnic area
Free
Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Blue Tit +73 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 64 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Derby Nomad WayWalking route79 km▾
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
Red WalkWalking route3.8 km▾
Named routeLength 3.8 km
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Callan's Lanepublic footpath · 79 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 79 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Callan's Lanepublic footpath · 236 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 236 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cloud Trail GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef Cloud Trail GreenwayLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route654 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 654 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route998 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 998 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route9 m▾
Named routeLength 9 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route65 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 65 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
The Tramway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef The Tramway Trail
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Blacksmith's, Calke Abbey Stables
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
32,963 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
32,963 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds14 species
winterspring
2026▾
Chaffinch · Robin · Blue Tit · Coal Tit · Nuthatch +9
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
🐝Insects4 species
winterspring
2026▾
Ptinus sexpunctatus · Pine Cone Bug · March Moth · Eristalis tenax
- Ptinus sexpunctatusPtinus sexpunctatus
- Pine Cone BugGastrodes grossipes
- March MothAlsophila aescularia
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Physcia adscendens · Beech Woodwart · Ramalina fastigiata
- Physcia adscendensPhyscia adscendens
- Beech WoodwartHypoxylon fragiforme
- Ramalina fastigiataRamalina fastigiata
Red Dead-nettle · Lesser Celandine · Lords-and-Ladies · Cleavers · Holly +94
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- CleaversGalium aparine
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- YewTaxus baccata
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
32,963 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds14 species
winterspring
2026▾
Chaffinch · Robin · Blue Tit · Coal Tit · Nuthatch +9
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
🐝Insects4 species
winterspring
2026▾
Ptinus sexpunctatus · Pine Cone Bug · March Moth · Eristalis tenax
- Ptinus sexpunctatusPtinus sexpunctatus
- Pine Cone BugGastrodes grossipes
- March MothAlsophila aescularia
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Physcia adscendens · Beech Woodwart · Ramalina fastigiata
- Physcia adscendensPhyscia adscendens
- Beech WoodwartHypoxylon fragiforme
- Ramalina fastigiataRamalina fastigiata
Red Dead-nettle · Lesser Celandine · Lords-and-Ladies · Cleavers · Holly +94
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- CleaversGalium aparine
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- YewTaxus baccata
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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