Chartley Castle, Chartley Old Hall and associated water control systems including garden remains
8 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
52.85474, -1.98778
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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 Shelduck and Blackbird
- ✦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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shelduck and Blackbird
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shelduck, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +77 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Shelduck, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +77 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — White-faced Darter, Small White, Peacock +338 more · last seen 2025
Free
Grade II* listed building: CHARTLEY CASTLE; Historic site
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Heather, Bog-cotton, Round-leaved Sundew +4 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Stone Circles ChallengeWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
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Wildlife to spot
1,466 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,466 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds23 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Wren · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Yellow Wagtail +18
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava flavissima
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
🦌Mammals8 species
springsummer
2025▾
Rabbit · Badger · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Mole +3
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Red Fox
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
White-faced Darter · Four-spotted Chaser · Emperor Dragonfly · Eristalis nemorum · Large Red Damselfly +16
- White-faced DarterLeucorrhinia dubia
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2024
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
Red Clover · Common Bent · Common Sorrel · Common Mouse-ear · Pineappleweed +69
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024
- Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
- PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024
- Slender KnapweedCentaurea debeauxii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,466 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds23 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Wren · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Yellow Wagtail +18
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava flavissima
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
🦌Mammals8 species
springsummer
2025▾
Rabbit · Badger · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Mole +3
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- Red Fox
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
White-faced Darter · Four-spotted Chaser · Emperor Dragonfly · Eristalis nemorum · Large Red Damselfly +16
- White-faced DarterLeucorrhinia dubia
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2024
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024
Red Clover · Common Bent · Common Sorrel · Common Mouse-ear · Pineappleweed +69
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024
- Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024
- Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
- PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024
- Slender KnapweedCentaurea debeauxii
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Vulpes vulpes
Vulpes vulpes
Fallow DeerDama damaFallow DeerDama damaMesembrina meridiana
Mesembrina meridiana
Mesembrina meridiana
Mesembrina meridiana
Common DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon HawkerAeshna junceaCommon HawkerAeshna junceaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaMyrmica scabrinodisMyrmica scabrinodisMyrmica scabrinodisMyrmica scabrinodisNephus redtenbacheriNephus redtenbacheriNephus redtenbacheriNephus redtenbacheriLarge Pine-shoot BeetleTomicus piniperdaLarge Pine-shoot BeetleTomicus piniperdaRhizophagus depressusRhizophagus depressusRhizophagus depressusRhizophagus depressusHylastes aterHylastes aterHylastes aterHylastes aterAnt BeetleThanasimus formicariusAnt BeetleThanasimus formicariusXylechinus pilosusXylechinus pilosusXylechinus pilosusXylechinus pilosusBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus20242024
2024
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2024Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2024Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2024Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2024Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2024Red FescueFestuca rubra2024Red FescueFestuca rubra2024Fiddle DockRumex pulcher2024Fiddle DockRumex pulcher2024Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2024Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2024Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2024Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2024Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2024Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024DandelionTaraxacum2024DandelionTaraxacum2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2024Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2024Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifoliaRound-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifoliaLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2024BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2024Cornus sanguinea subsp. sanguineaCornus sanguinea subsp. sanguinea2024Cornus sanguinea subsp. sanguineaCornus sanguinea subsp. sanguinea2024Common SallowSalix cinerea2024Common SallowSalix cinerea2024Meadow FescueSchedonorus pratensis2024Meadow FescueSchedonorus pratensis2024Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2024Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2024Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2024Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2024DaisyBellis perennis2024DaisyBellis perennis2024Toad RushJuncus bufonius2024Toad RushJuncus bufonius2024RowanSorbus aucuparia2024RowanSorbus aucuparia2024Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2024Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2024Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2024Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2024Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2024Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2024Brown SedgeCarex disticha2024Brown SedgeCarex disticha2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2024Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024Glyceria fluitansGlyceria fluitans2024Glyceria fluitansGlyceria fluitans2024Rosa canina group 'Lutetianae'Rosa canina group 'Lutetianae'2024Rosa canina group 'Lutetianae'Rosa canina group 'Lutetianae'2024GypsywortLycopus europaeus2024GypsywortLycopus europaeus2024TimothyPhleum pratense2024TimothyPhleum pratense2024Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2024Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2024Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2024Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2024Hybrid BirchBetula pendula x pubescens = B. x aurata2024Hybrid BirchBetula pendula x pubescens = B. x aurata2024RedshankPersicaria maculosa2024RedshankPersicaria maculosa2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2024Rusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifolia2024Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2024Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024SkullcapScutellaria galericulata2024SkullcapScutellaria galericulata2024CleaversGalium aparine2024CleaversGalium aparine2024Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2024Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2024Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2024Wild CherryPrunus avium2024Wild CherryPrunus avium2024Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2024Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2024Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Turkey OakQuercus cerris2024Turkey OakQuercus cerris2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2024Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2024