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53.16880, -1.30868
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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 ☕ Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ 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 ☕ Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out ☕ Café🧺 Picnic spot🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Robin, Woodpigeon +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Robin, Woodpigeon +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Dog's Mercury, Bluebell, Wood Anemone +35 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Dog's Mercury, Bluebell, Wood Anemone +35 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Brown Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird +8 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Brown Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird +8 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Elder, Dandelion, Ramsons +2 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Chesterfield Round Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Archaeological Way (old route) Walking route ▾
The Welly Walk, Hardwick Walking route 4 km ▾
Wellies not essential!
Named route Length 4 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Meden Trail Walking route ▾
Skegby Trail Walking route ▾
13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Stockley Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Skegby Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 67 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 67 National Cycle Network
Show on map Teversal Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 72 m ▾
Named route Ref 67 Length 72 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 23 m ▾
Named route Ref 67 Length 23 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Photos Frozen pond at Hardwick Hall
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Wildlife to spot
33,590 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 33,590 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Coot · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Robin · Wren +42
Coot Fulica atra Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 🌿 Plants 16 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Bluebell · Wood Anemone · Lesser Celandine · Dog's Mercury · Snowdrop +11
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Snowdrop Galanthus Dandelion Taraxacum Salmonberry Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 33,590 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Coot · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Robin · Wren +42
Coot Fulica atra Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 🌿 Plants 16 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Bluebell · Wood Anemone · Lesser Celandine · Dog's Mercury · Snowdrop +11
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Snowdrop Galanthus Dandelion Taraxacum Salmonberry Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rubus spectabilis
Rubus spectabilis
Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana
Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Fritillaria imperialis Fritillaria imperialis
Fritillaria imperialis Fritillaria imperialis
Narcissus pseudonarcissus Narcissus pseudonarcissus
Narcissus pseudonarcissus Narcissus pseudonarcissus
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis
Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium2025
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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