Getting here
53.00080, -1.75620
Best for
4 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Playgrounds
Free78%playground
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
18
7 named nearby · 11 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
15
15 named nearby
Named route
🚵
Mountain biking
1
1 named nearby
Named route
Named routes and paths nearby
Limestone Way · Walking74 km
Centenary Way (Derbyshire) · Walking0
Manifold Trail · Walking0
Weaver Walk · Walking0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
About this historic site
Old Clifton Mill is an ancient historic site. As an ancient woodland, it has been continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD — a rare and irreplaceable habitat rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Wildlife to spot
Photos
Royal Shrovetide Football goal posts old and new, Clifton
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
Facilities
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Playground
266m away
✓ Public access🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
⛪St Oswald's ChurchReligious grounds1.9 km→✦Medieval settlement including part of open field system, 200m south of Bank FarmHistoric site3 km→✦Moated preceptory, chapel and fishpond at Stydd HallHistoric site4.9 km→✦Ashbourne Royal Shrovetide Football GoalHistoric site0 m→🌱Brickyard ParkUrban park2.2 km→✦Tinker's Inn bowl barrow, southHistoric site1.7 km→