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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Derbyshire Dales Getting here
53.23160, -1.68776
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Robin, Moorhen +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Robin, Moorhen +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hogweed, Meadowsweet, Common Nettle +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hogweed, Herb-Robert, Lady's Bedstraw +112 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hogweed, Herb-Robert, Lady's Bedstraw +112 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Broad-bodied Chaser, Blue-tailed Damselfly +41 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Broad-bodied Chaser, Blue-tailed Damselfly +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Limestone Way Walking route 74 km ▾
Castleton to Rocester
Named route Length 74 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Derwent Valley Heritage Way Walking route 89 km ▾
Named route Length 89 km Regional walking route
Show on map Frogatt, Curbar and White Edge Red Deer Circular Walk, Longshaw Estate Walking route 9.6 km ▾
Picturesque moorland route. Mostly flat circular with one or two steep sections and some woodland tracks. The paths can be narrow and stony in some places.
Named route Length 9.6 km Duration 03:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Monsal Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 12 Walking route 10.4 km ▾
Named route Length 10.4 km Regional walking route
Show on map 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
White Peak Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 680 National Cycle Network
Show on map Monsal Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 680 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 680 Length 2.4 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 476 m ▾
Named route Ref 680 Length 476 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 484 m ▾
Named route Ref 680 Length 484 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 601 m ▾
Named route Ref 680 Length 601 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
11,680 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,680 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Robin · Jackdaw · House Sparrow · Blue Tit +36
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Emerald Damselfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly +6
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Stinking Hellebore · Lords-and-Ladies · Lesser Celandine · Barren Strawberry · Hart's-Tongue +31
Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Butterbur Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,680 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Robin · Jackdaw · House Sparrow · Blue Tit +36
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Emerald Damselfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly +6
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Stinking Hellebore · Lords-and-Ladies · Lesser Celandine · Barren Strawberry · Hart's-Tongue +31
Stinking Hellebore Helleborus foetidus Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Butterbur Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Petasites hybridus
Petasites hybridus
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025
Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum2025
Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum2025
Californian Poppy Eschscholzia californica2025
Californian Poppy Eschscholzia californica2025
Orpine Hylotelephium telephium2025
Orpine Hylotelephium telephium2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2025
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2025
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea2025
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2025
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis2025
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Timothy Phleum pratense2025
Timothy Phleum pratense2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Common Couch Elymus repens2025
Common Couch Elymus repens2025
Giant Fescue Schedonorus giganteus2025
Giant Fescue Schedonorus giganteus2025
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis2025
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Red Fescue Festuca rubra2025
Red Fescue Festuca rubra2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2025
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2025
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2025 