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52.98363, -1.55126
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▾ 🐦 71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Blackbird 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Blackbird 🐕 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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Robin +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Robin +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Small White +20 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Small White +20 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Tufted Hair-grass, Hard Rush, Wood Avens +1 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Tufted Hair-grass, Hard Rush, Wood Avens +1 more · last seen 2025
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby · 3 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 ▾
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 17 Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Derby Orbital Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 Regional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
7,878 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,878 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Pheasant · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +46
Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Linnet Linaria cannabina Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Stock Dove Columba oenas Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Raven Corvus corax Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Siskin Spinus spinus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Rook Corvus frugilegus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Skylark Alauda arvensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Swallow Hirundo rustica House Martin Delichon urbicum Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Herring Gull Larus argentatus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Coal Tit Periparus ater Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Whitethroat Curruca communis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Greylag Goose Anser anser Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · American Mink
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus American Mink Neovison vison Hard Rush · Tufted Hair-grass · Lady's Bedstraw · Hedge Bedstraw · Yellow Pimpernel +5
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum Hedge Bedstraw Galium album Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris Wood Speedwell Veronica montana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,878 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Pheasant · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +46
Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Linnet Linaria cannabina Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Stock Dove Columba oenas Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Raven Corvus corax Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Siskin Spinus spinus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Rook Corvus frugilegus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Skylark Alauda arvensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Swallow Hirundo rustica House Martin Delichon urbicum Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Herring Gull Larus argentatus Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Coal Tit Periparus ater Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Whitethroat Curruca communis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Greylag Goose Anser anser Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · American Mink
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus American Mink Neovison vison Hard Rush · Tufted Hair-grass · Lady's Bedstraw · Hedge Bedstraw · Yellow Pimpernel +5
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum Hedge Bedstraw Galium album Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris Wood Speedwell Veronica montana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Scorpion Weed Phacelia tanacetifolia
Scorpion Weed Phacelia tanacetifolia
Crimson Clover Trifolium incarnatum subsp. incarnatum
Crimson Clover Trifolium incarnatum subsp. incarnatum
Goldilocks Buttercup Ranunculus auricomus
Goldilocks Buttercup Ranunculus auricomus 