Standing cross in the churchyard of St Michael and All Angels
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✦Heritage🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
53.23700, -1.78952
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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
Best for
5 activitiesHistoric site with public access; Grade I listed building nearby: Church of St Michael
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Dogs allowed with public access
🏡Historic gardens
Good match
Historic site with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 53 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Limestone WayWalking route74 km▾
Castleton to Rocester
Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
High Peak TrailWalking route27 km▾
Named routeLength 27 kmRegional walking route
White Peak Loop - Link to Monsal TrailWalking route▾
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 1Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Hades Lanepublic footpath · 187 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 187 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Hades Lanepublic footpath · 309 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 309 mSurface groundPath type: track
Smithy Lanepublic footpath · 57 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 57 mSurface gravelPath type: residential
26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
High Peak CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Pennine Cycleway (on road alternative)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Monsal TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 680National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route2.3 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
High Peak TrailMountain bike route27 km▾
Named routeRef High Peak TrailLength 27 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km▾
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Church of St Michael & All Angels
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Church of St Michael & All Angels
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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Wildlife to spot
5,725 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,725 records · NBN AtlasCarrion Crow · Robin · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Magpie
+22 more speciesHide species list
All 27 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Sphaerophoria interrupta · Eristalis pertinax · Empis digramma · Empis tessellata · Murky-legged Black Legionnaire
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All 51 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Sphaerophoria interruptaSphaerophoria interrupta
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Empis digrammaEmpis digramma
- Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata
- Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata
- Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
🌿Plants61 species
springsummer
2026Frog Orchid · Common Spotted-orchid · Early-purple Orchid · Autumn Gentian · Common Dog-violet
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All 61 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Frog OrchidDactylorhiza viridis2025
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025
- Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2025
- Autumn GentianGentianella amarella2025
- Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,725 records · NBN AtlasCarrion Crow · Robin · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Magpie
+22 more speciesHide species list
All 27 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Sphaerophoria interrupta · Eristalis pertinax · Empis digramma · Empis tessellata · Murky-legged Black Legionnaire
+46 more speciesHide species list
All 51 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Sphaerophoria interruptaSphaerophoria interrupta
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
- Empis digrammaEmpis digramma
- Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata
- Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata
- Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
🌿Plants61 species
springsummer
2026Frog Orchid · Common Spotted-orchid · Early-purple Orchid · Autumn Gentian · Common Dog-violet
+56 more speciesHide species list
All 61 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Frog OrchidDactylorhiza viridis2025
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2025
- Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2025
- Autumn GentianGentianella amarella2025
- Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Lesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaDaisyBellis perennis2025DaisyBellis perennis2025Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis2025Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis2025Grass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustris2025Grass-of-ParnassusParnassia palustris2025Mountain PansyViola lutea2025Mountain PansyViola lutea2025Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata2025Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025CowslipPrimula veris2025CowslipPrimula veris2025Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2025HollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025HazelCorylus avellana2025HazelCorylus avellana2025Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2025Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2025GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea2025GoldenrodSolidago virgaurea2025Small ScabiousScabiosa columbaria2025Small ScabiousScabiosa columbaria2025Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata2025Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata2025Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2025Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2025Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2025Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2025SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2025Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2025Melancholy ThistleCirsium heterophyllum2025Melancholy ThistleCirsium heterophyllum2025Common Fragrant-orchidGymnadenia conopsea2025Common Fragrant-orchidGymnadenia conopsea2025Hoary PlantainPlantago media2025Hoary PlantainPlantago media2025Yellow Day-lilyHemerocallis lilioasphodelus2025Yellow Day-lilyHemerocallis lilioasphodelus2025Mossy SaxifrageSaxifraga hypnoides2025Mossy SaxifrageSaxifraga hypnoides2025Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2025Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2025Limestone BedstrawGalium sterneri2025Limestone BedstrawGalium sterneri2025Common Rock-roseHelianthemum nummularium2025Common Rock-roseHelianthemum nummularium2025Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2025Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2025Carline ThistleCarlina vulgaris2025Carline ThistleCarlina vulgaris2025Adder's-tongueOphioglossum vulgatum2025Adder's-tongueOphioglossum vulgatum2025Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2025Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2025GlobeflowerTrollius europaeus2025GlobeflowerTrollius europaeus2025Water AvensGeum rivale2025Water AvensGeum rivale2025Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata2025Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata2025Yellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolon2025Yellow ArchangelLamiastrum galeobdolon2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025ButterburPetasites hybridus2025ButterburPetasites hybridus2025Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2025Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025RamsonsAllium ursinum2025RamsonsAllium ursinum2025Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025CleaversGalium aparine2025CleaversGalium aparine2025IvyHedera helix2025IvyHedera helix2025