Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome754 ha
Getting here
53.06037, -1.62969
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Gadwall and Coot
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Gadwall and Coot
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Gadwall, Coot, Teal +77 more · last seen 2026; Reservoir — wildfowl and wading birds
Free
Birds — Gadwall, Coot, Teal +77 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
〰Waterside walks
Good match
Reservoir — waterside public access
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby · 27 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
Eadric's Way (blue)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 13Walking route16 km▾
Named routeLength 16 kmRegional walking route
Mining Lanepublic footpath · 60 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 60 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Enslet Lanepublic footpath · 134 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 134 mSurface gravelPath type: track
29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Route 547Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 547National Cycle Network
Alternative RouteCycling route286 m▾
Named routeRef 547Length 286 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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
Main RouteCycling route652 m▾
Named routeRef 54Length 652 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
High Peak TrailMountain bike route27 km▾
Named routeRef High Peak TrailLength 27 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Carsington Water Cycle RouteMountain bike route▾
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km▾
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network
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