Plan your visit
🧺Picnic🦅Birds🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome418 ha
Getting here
52.80165, -1.46147
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Blue Tit
- 🧺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
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Blue Tit
- 🧺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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Robin +74 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Robin +74 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Grade I listed building: CALKE ABBEY
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 55 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
31 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.
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
31,690 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
31,690 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds14 species
winterspring
2026▾
Chaffinch · Robin · Blue Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Kestrel +9
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- 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
Ramalina fastigiata
- Ramalina fastigiataRamalina fastigiata
Lesser Celandine · Lords-and-Ladies · Cleavers · Holly · Red Dead-nettle +93
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- CleaversGalium aparine
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
31,690 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds14 species
winterspring
2026▾
Chaffinch · Robin · Blue Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Kestrel +9
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- 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
Ramalina fastigiata
- Ramalina fastigiataRamalina fastigiata
Lesser Celandine · Lords-and-Ladies · Cleavers · Holly · Red Dead-nettle +93
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- CleaversGalium aparine
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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