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Codnor Castle

5 ha

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessDogs welcome5 ha

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53.04551, -1.35519

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Robin
✦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

🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Robin
✦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

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Mallard +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Mallard +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Eristalis tenax · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis tenax · last seen 2026

Free

Hiking

Moderate match

Named hiking route nearby: Amber Valley Routeway Walk 4

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

6 of the best Circular WalkWalking route

Named route

Another 6 of the best Circular WalkWalking route

Named route

Amber Valley Routeway Walk 18Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Amber Valley Routeway Walk 6Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Broxtowe Country TrailWalking route

Named route

Castle Lanepublic footpath · 129 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 129 mSurface gravelPath type: track

🚴

Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Ripley GreenwayCycling route

Named routeRef Ripley GreenwayLocal cycle route

Route 67Cycling route

Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network

Erewash Valley TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

N/ACycling route102 m

Named routeLength 102 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route6 m

Named routeLength 6 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

🐴

Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths

Castle Lanerestricted byway · 556 m

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 556 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Castle Lanerestricted byway · 550 m

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 550 mPath type: service

Castle Lanerestricted byway · 215 m

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 215 mSurface asphaltPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

116,794 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

116,794 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

winter

2026

Great Tit · Robin · Moorhen · Coot · Blue Tit +49

Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CootFulica atra
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
NuthatchSitta europaea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Eristalis tenax

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

116,794 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

winter

2026

Great Tit · Robin · Moorhen · Coot · Blue Tit +49

Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CootFulica atra
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
NuthatchSitta europaea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Eristalis tenax

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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