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🛝Family🦅Birds🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha
Getting here
53.13701, -1.55348
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café⛺Campsite🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Robin +62 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Robin +62 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Cabbage Bug, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Green Shieldbug +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 28 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
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km▾
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 13Walking route16 km▾
Named routeLength 16 kmRegional walking route
Seven Rakespublic footpath · 226 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 226 mSurface pavedPath type: service
Butts Drivepublic footpath · 25 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 25 mPath type: service
12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
White Peak LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef 680National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km▾
Named routeRef 680Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface flexsurface
Main RouteCycling route852 m▾
Named routeRef 680Length 852 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km▾
Named routeRef 680Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface flexsurface
Main RouteCycling route336 m▾
Named routeRef 680Length 336 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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
Weather for this location
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
26,431 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
26,431 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds27 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Robin · Mallard · Carrion Crow +22
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Water Shrew · Red Fox · Bat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles
- Water ShrewNeomys fodiens
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- BatChiroptera
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects8 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Harlequin Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Western Conifer Seed Bug · 7-spot Ladybird +3
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Common Ragwort · Ribwort Plantain · Common Bent · Centaurea nigra · Yarrow +82
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris2025
- Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025
- YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
- AshFraxinus excelsior
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
26,431 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds27 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Robin · Mallard · Carrion Crow +22
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Grey Squirrel · Badger · Water Shrew · Red Fox · Bat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles
- Water ShrewNeomys fodiens
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- BatChiroptera
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects8 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Harlequin Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Western Conifer Seed Bug · 7-spot Ladybird +3
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025
- Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Common Ragwort · Ribwort Plantain · Common Bent · Centaurea nigra · Yarrow +82
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris2025
- Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025
- YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
- AshFraxinus excelsior
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2025Leucozona glauciaLeucozona glaucia2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax20252025
2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2025Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2025False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025DandelionTaraxacum2025DandelionTaraxacum2025Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2025Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2025Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2025Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2025Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2025Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2025TormentilPotentilla erecta2025TormentilPotentilla erecta2025Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisAdria BellflowerCampanula portenschlagiana2025Adria BellflowerCampanula portenschlagiana2025FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025FeverfewTanacetum parthenium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba2025Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba2025Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2025Pale ToadflaxLinaria repens2025Pale ToadflaxLinaria repens2025Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025YewTaxus baccata2025YewTaxus baccata2025Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2025Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2025Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2025Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2025Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2025Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2025Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Wych ElmUlmus glabra2025Wych ElmUlmus glabra2025Silver BirchBetula pendula2025Silver BirchBetula pendula2025Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2025Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2025HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2025BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2025HazelCorylus avellana2025HazelCorylus avellana2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2025Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2025Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025Hedera helixHedera helix2025Hedera helixHedera helix2025WillowSalix2025WillowSalix2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2025AlderAlnus glutinosa2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2025Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2025Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina2025Sheep's-fescueFestuca ovina2025Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2025Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2025Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2025Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2025Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2025Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2025ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025ColtsfootTussilago farfara2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2025Square-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterum2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2025Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2025Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2025Goat WillowSalix caprea2025Goat WillowSalix caprea2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Red CampionSilene dioica2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2025Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2025BulrushTypha latifolia2025BulrushTypha latifolia2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2025Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2025Small ScabiousScabiosa columbaria2025Small ScabiousScabiosa columbaria2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2025Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2025Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2025Salix euxinaSalix euxina2025Salix euxinaSalix euxina2025Trailing TormentilPotentilla anglica2025Trailing TormentilPotentilla anglica2025