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Calver weir and water management system 200m north east of Stocking Farm

3 ha

📷 Peter Barr · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.27139, -1.63211

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Little Ringed Plover
✦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

🐦87+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Little Ringed Plover
✦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

Best for

11 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Robin, Little Ringed Plover, Woodpigeon +84 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Robin, Little Ringed Plover, Woodpigeon +84 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Heritage

Strong match

Free

Historic site with public access

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Meadowsweet, Yellow Iris, Bracken +100 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Keeled Skimmer, Syrphus, Broad-bodied Chaser +29 more · last seen 2026

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

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12 signed routes nearby · 29 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km▾

Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route

Pink Route (Padley Gorge and Burbage Brook Walk), Longshaw EstateWalking route2.7 km▾

Access statement: https://nt.global.ssl.fastly.net/binaries/content/assets/website/national/regions/peak-district-derbyshire/places/longshaw-burbage-and-the-eastern-moors/pdf/230208-longshaw-access-statement-feb-2024.pdf

Named routeLength 2.7 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route

Orange Route, Longshaw EstateWalking route2.7 km▾

No steps or stiles. Accessibility statement: https://nt.global.ssl.fastly.net/binaries/content/assets/website/national/regions/peak-district-derbyshire/places/longshaw-burbage-and-the-eastern-moors/pdf/230208-longshaw-access-statement-feb-2024.pdf

Named routeLength 2.7 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route

Views and Woodlands Walk at Longshaw, Longshaw EstateWalking route8.4 km▾

Panoramic views across the Peak District. This circular walk includes some short, steep sections as well as uneven ground and some muddy areas. Ensure you are wearing suitable footwear.

Named routeLength 8.4 kmDuration 03:30Round tripLocal walking route

Longshaw Woodland Explorer Walk, Longshaw EstateWalking route4.8 km▾

Reasonable terrain with some steep sections. https://nt.global.ssl.fastly.net/binaries/content/assets/website/national/regions/peak-district-derbyshire/places/longshaw-burbage-and-the-eastern-moors/pdf/230208-longshaw-access-statement-feb-2024.pdf

Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route

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Cycling

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3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

White Edge Loop Cycling TrailCycling route▾

Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route

Monsal TrailCycling route▾

Named routeRef 680National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route6.1 km▾

Named routeRef 680Length 6.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

31,934 records from NBN Atlas

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Wildlife to spot

31,934 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds87 species

spring

2026

Robin · Little Ringed Plover · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow

+82 more species

All 87 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Great TitParus major2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
CootFulica atra2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Long-eared OwlAsio otus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
DotterelEudromias morinellus2025
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Falco columbarius aesalonFalco columbarius aesalon2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025

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Mammals6 species

spring

2025

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Red Deer · Field Vole

+1 more species

All 6 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Red DeerCervus elaphus
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus

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Reptiles2 species

summer

2025

Adder · Common Lizard

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Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Toad

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Insects32 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Keeled Skimmer · Syrphus · Broad-bodied Chaser · Carabus problematicus · Syrphus ribesii

+27 more species

All 32 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus2025

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Plants103 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Meadowsweet · Yellow Iris · Bracken · Climbing Corydalis · Elder

+98 more species

All 103 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata
ElderSambucus nigra

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

31,934 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds87 species

spring

2026

Robin · Little Ringed Plover · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow

+82 more species

All 87 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Great TitParus major2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
CootFulica atra2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Long-eared OwlAsio otus2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
DotterelEudromias morinellus2025
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Falco columbarius aesalonFalco columbarius aesalon2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025

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Mammals6 species

spring

2025

Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Red Deer · Field Vole

+1 more species

All 6 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown HareLepus europaeus
Red DeerCervus elaphus
Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus

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Reptiles2 species

summer

2025

Adder · Common Lizard

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Toad

🐝

Insects32 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Keeled Skimmer · Syrphus · Broad-bodied Chaser · Carabus problematicus · Syrphus ribesii

+27 more species

All 32 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
Carabus problematicusCarabus problematicus2025

🌿

Plants103 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Meadowsweet · Yellow Iris · Bracken · Climbing Corydalis · Elder

+98 more species

All 103 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)

MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2025
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Climbing CorydalisCeratocapnos claviculata
ElderSambucus nigra

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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📷 Peter Barr · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Goit between Calver and the weir

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Photos

📷 Peter Barr · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Goit between Calver and the weir

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Parking

2 nearby · Free · 482m

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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