Church of the Holy Trinity
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.28498, -1.87086
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 172m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 172m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Lapwing +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Lapwing +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Small Heath +70 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Small Heath +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Moonwort, Cowslip, Wild Teasel +142 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Moonwort, Cowslip, Wild Teasel +142 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Wild Strawberry, Common Nettle, Hogweed +17 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby · 10 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
White Peak Loop - Link to Monsal TrailWalking route▾
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 2Walking route15.6 km▾
Named routeLength 15.6 kmRegional walking route
Mam Tor Cavedale Loop, High PeakWalking route9.5 km▾
Named routeLength 9.5 kmDuration 03:30Round tripLocal walking route
17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
High Peak CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Buxton Cycle Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Buxton Cycle Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Buxton Cycle Route 3Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Buxton Cycle Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Buxton Cycle Route 2Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km▾
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
4,917 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
4,917 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Kestrel · Tufted Duck · Canada Goose · Magpie +37
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- CootFulica atra
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
🐝Insects10 species
summerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Syrphus · Eristalis tenax · Mesembrina meridiana +5
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025
Rosebay Willowherb · Wild Teasel · Yarrow · Oxeye Daisy · Lesser Celandine +68
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
- YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,917 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Kestrel · Tufted Duck · Canada Goose · Magpie +37
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- CootFulica atra
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
🐝Insects10 species
summerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Syrphus · Eristalis tenax · Mesembrina meridiana +5
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
- SyrphusSyrphus2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025
Rosebay Willowherb · Wild Teasel · Yarrow · Oxeye Daisy · Lesser Celandine +68
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
- YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hawthorn Shieldbug
Hawthorn Shieldbug
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus20252025
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Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2025Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025RowanSorbus aucuparia2025RowanSorbus aucuparia2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Greater PlantainPlantago major2025Grass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustris2025Grass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustris2025Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2025Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2025SnowdropGalanthus nivalisSnowdropGalanthus nivalisSpotted Dead-nettleLamium maculatum2025Spotted Dead-nettleLamium maculatum2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025BrackenPteridium aquilinum2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba2025Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba2025Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025Water MintMentha aquatica2025Water MintMentha aquatica2025ChicoryCichorium intybus2025ChicoryCichorium intybus2025Biting StonecropSedum acre2025Biting StonecropSedum acre2025Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025Fern-grassCatapodium rigidum2025Fern-grassCatapodium rigidum2025Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2025Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2025Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2025DandelionTaraxacum2025DandelionTaraxacum2025Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2025Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2025Common CudweedFilago germanica2025Common CudweedFilago germanica2025LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2025LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2025Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2025Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2025Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2025Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025CleaversGalium aparine2025CleaversGalium aparine2025Common SallowSalix cinerea2025Common SallowSalix cinerea2025White CampionSilene latifolia2025White CampionSilene latifolia2025RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025RedshankPersicaria maculosa2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2025Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2025Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria2025Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria2025Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025Meadow OatHelictochloa pratensis2025Meadow OatHelictochloa pratensis2025Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2025Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2025Common CouchElymus repens2025Common CouchElymus repens2025Curled DockRumex crispus2025Curled DockRumex crispus2025TimothyPhleum pratense2025TimothyPhleum pratense2025Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2025Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025Silver BirchBetula pendula2025Silver BirchBetula pendula2025Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2025Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2025Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2025Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2025Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2025Salix fragilisSalix fragilis2025Salix fragilisSalix fragilis2025MoonwortBotrychium lunaria2025MoonwortBotrychium lunaria2025ElderSambucus nigra2025ElderSambucus nigra2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Cotoneaster horizontalisCotoneaster horizontalis2025Cotoneaster horizontalisCotoneaster horizontalis2025