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Cursus and mini henges, of Neolithic date, round barrows of Neolithic/Early Bronze Age date, and settlements, enclosures and fields of late Iron Age/Romano-British date, immediately East of Willington either side of the A5132

61 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome61 ha

Getting here

52.85540, -1.53576

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
✦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

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
✦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

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Goldfinch +91 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Goldfinch +91 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Dock Bug, Four-spotted Chaser · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Dandelion, Cowslip, Blackthorn +14 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Dandelion, Cowslip, Blackthorn +14 more · last seen 2026

Free

Waterside walks

Good match

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Derby Nomad WayWalking route79 km

Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route

Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km

Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

National Forest WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 549Cycling route

Named routeRef 549National Cycle Network

Route 54Cycling route

Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network

Derby Orbital Route 66Cycling route

Named routeRef 66Regional cycle route

Great Northern GreenwayCycling route

Named routeRef Great Northern GreenwayPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

Pennine CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.3 km

Named routeRef 54Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

15,175 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,175 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Plants103 species

spring

2026

Dandelion · Blackthorn · Common Nettle · Cleavers · Lesser Celandine +98

DandelionTaraxacum
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Common NettleUrtica dioica
CleaversGalium aparine
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
ElderSambucus nigra
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Goat WillowSalix caprea
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
BrambleRubus fruticosus
HollyIlex aquifolium
Common IvyHedera helix subsp. helix
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
AshFraxinus excelsior
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
NipplewortLapsana communis
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
daffodilsNarcissus
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Curled DockRumex crispus
Common ChickweedStellaria media
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
Wild CherryPrunus avium
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Rumex crispus x obtusifolius = R. x pratensisRumex crispus x obtusifolius = R. x pratensis
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Rosa caninaRosa canina
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Welted ThistleCarduus crispus
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
AlderAlnus glutinosa
DaisyBellis perennis
BeechFagus sylvatica
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides
Black BryonyTamus communis
TutsanHypericum androsaemum
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Swine-cressLepidium coronopus
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
BroomCytisus scoparius
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
White CloverTrifolium repens
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
DaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissus
DockRumex
IvyHedera helix
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis
Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis
Lesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformis
Bush VetchVicia sepium
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
GorseUlex europaeus
Common SallowSalix cinerea
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides
HemlockConium maculatum
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Common CouchElymus repens

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,175 records · National Biodiversity Network

🌿

Plants103 species

spring

2026

Dandelion · Blackthorn · Common Nettle · Cleavers · Lesser Celandine +98

DandelionTaraxacum
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Common NettleUrtica dioica
CleaversGalium aparine
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
ElderSambucus nigra
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Goat WillowSalix caprea
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
BrambleRubus fruticosus
HollyIlex aquifolium
Common IvyHedera helix subsp. helix
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
AshFraxinus excelsior
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
NipplewortLapsana communis
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
daffodilsNarcissus
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Curled DockRumex crispus
Common ChickweedStellaria media
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
Wild CherryPrunus avium
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Rumex crispus x obtusifolius = R. x pratensisRumex crispus x obtusifolius = R. x pratensis
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Rosa caninaRosa canina
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Welted ThistleCarduus crispus
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
AlderAlnus glutinosa
DaisyBellis perennis
BeechFagus sylvatica
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides
Black BryonyTamus communis
TutsanHypericum androsaemum
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Swine-cressLepidium coronopus
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
BroomCytisus scoparius
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
White CloverTrifolium repens
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
DaffodilNarcissus pseudonarcissus
DockRumex
IvyHedera helix
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis
Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis
Lesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformis
Bush VetchVicia sepium
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
GorseUlex europaeus
Common SallowSalix cinerea
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides
HemlockConium maculatum
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Common CouchElymus repens

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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