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52.94427, -1.35037
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 185m 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🛝 Playground 185m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Lesser Celandine, Ramsons +41 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Lesser Celandine, Ramsons +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 26 signed routes nearby · 37 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Midshires Way Walking route 370 km ▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named route Length 370 km Regional walking route
Show on map Derby Nomad Way Walking route 79 km ▾
Named route Length 79 km 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 Centenary Way (Derbyshire) Walking route ▾
Erewash Circular Route 13 Walking route ▾
Tattle Hill public footpath · 74 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 74 m Path type: residential
Show on map 60 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Derby Orbital Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 Regional cycle route
Show on map Bennerley Viaduct Viewpoint Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 672 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 672 National Cycle Network
Show on map Great Northern Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Great Northern Greenway Local cycle route
Show on map Bennerley Viaduct Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map 10 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Photos Dale Abbey ruins, east window
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Wildlife to spot
6,100 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,100 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Goldfinch · Robin +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Common Pipistrelle · Fallow Deer · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Stoat +5
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Fallow Deer Dama dama Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Stoat Mustela erminea Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
16-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Black-tailed Skimmer · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Common Blue Damselfly +1
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024 Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2024 Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024 Dock Bug 🌿 Plants 5 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Lesser Celandine · Ramsons · Hop · Beech · Common Spotted-orchid
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Ramsons Allium ursinum Hop Humulus lupulus2025 Beech Fagus sylvatica2025 Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,100 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Goldfinch · Robin +37
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Common Pipistrelle · Fallow Deer · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Stoat +5
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Fallow Deer Dama dama Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Stoat Mustela erminea Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
16-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Black-tailed Skimmer · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Common Blue Damselfly +1
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024 Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2024 Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2024 Dock Bug 🌿 Plants 5 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Lesser Celandine · Ramsons · Hop · Beech · Common Spotted-orchid
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Ramsons Allium ursinum Hop Humulus lupulus2025 Beech Fagus sylvatica2025 Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2024
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2024
Mole Talpa europaea2024
Mole Talpa europaea2024 Coreus marginatus2024
Coreus marginatus2024
