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Calwich Abbey

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📷 Peter Taylor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

52.98688, -1.80939

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow 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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Field Grasshopper, Sericomyia silentis, Parent Bug +8 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Field Grasshopper, Sericomyia silentis, Parent Bug +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Limestone WayWalking route74 km

Castleton to Rocester

Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Weaver WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase)Walking route76 km

Staffordshire Way, part Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase

Named routeLength 76 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Churnet Valley CyclewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route582 m
Named routeRef 68Length 582 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 68Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route520 m
Named routeRef 68Length 520 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route485 m
Named routeRef 68Length 485 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Tissington TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRef Tissington TrailPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Disused stable block of Calwich Abbey

📷 Peter Taylor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Disused stable block of Calwich Abbey

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🐄Denstone Hall Farm ShopVisitor farm3.7 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→✦Ellastone BridgeHistoric site1.3 km→✦Ashbourne Royal Shrovetide Football GoalHistoric site3.9 km→✦Old Clifton MillHistoric site3.9 km→✦Thorswood MinesHistoric site4.1 km→

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