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Holy Trinity Church

📷 Neil Theasby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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53.04876, -1.60017

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦100+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 246m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦100+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 246m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +97 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +97 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, Painted Lady +23 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, Painted Lady +23 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Cowslip, Blackthorn +12 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Cowslip, Blackthorn +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 35 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

Amber Valley Routeway Walk 14Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Eadric's Way (blue)Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

The David Fox Footbridgepublic footpath · 8 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 8 mPath type: footway

Buxton Hall Courtpublic footpath · 86 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 86 mSurface pavedPath type: residential

Field Lanepublic footpath · 844 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 844 mSurface gravelPath type: service

🚴

Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 54Cycling route

Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network

Route 547Cycling route

Named routeRef 547National Cycle Network

Alternative RouteCycling route286 m

Named routeRef 547Length 286 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Alternative RouteCycling route3.3 km

Named routeRef 547Length 3.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route194 m

Named routeRef 547Length 194 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route3.5 km

Named routeRef 54Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

High Peak TrailMountain bike route27 km

Named routeRef High Peak TrailLength 27 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

Carsington Water Cycle RouteMountain bike route

Named route

Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km

Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

5,989 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,989 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

wintersummerautumn

2025

Blue Tit · Black-headed Gull · Chaffinch · Canada Goose · Robin +66

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RobinErithacus rubecula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CootFulica atra
GadwallMareca strepera
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
JayGarrulus glandarius
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Mute SwanCygnus olor
House MartinDelichon urbicum
TealAnas crecca
SwallowHirundo rustica
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Common GullLarus canus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
RavenCorvus corax
RedwingTurdus iliacus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RookCorvus frugilegus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Greylag GooseAnser anser
RedshankTringa totanus
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Red-crested PochardNetta rufina
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Willow TitPoecile montanus
Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
House SparrowPasser domesticus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
ScaupAythya marila
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023

🦌

Mammals7 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Common Shrew · Stoat +2

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Common ShrewSorex araneus
StoatMustela erminea

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Frog

FrogRana

🐝

Insects8 species

summer

2025

Violet Ground Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Common Cockchafer · Lily Beetle +3

Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2024
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2023

🌿

Plants8 species

springsummerwinter

2025

Apple · Snowberry · Smooth Sow-thistle · Wood Forget-me-not · Cowslip +3

AppleMalus domestica
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
CowslipPrimula veris
Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,989 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

wintersummerautumn

2025

Blue Tit · Black-headed Gull · Chaffinch · Canada Goose · Robin +66

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
RobinErithacus rubecula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
MagpiePica pica
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
SiskinSpinus spinus
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CootFulica atra
GadwallMareca strepera
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
JayGarrulus glandarius
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Mute SwanCygnus olor
House MartinDelichon urbicum
TealAnas crecca
SwallowHirundo rustica
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Common GullLarus canus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
RavenCorvus corax
RedwingTurdus iliacus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RookCorvus frugilegus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Greylag GooseAnser anser
RedshankTringa totanus
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Red-crested PochardNetta rufina
SnipeGallinago gallinago
Willow TitPoecile montanus
Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
House SparrowPasser domesticus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
ScaupAythya marila
Red-throated DiverGavia stellata
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023

🦌

Mammals7 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Common Shrew · Stoat +2

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Common ShrewSorex araneus
StoatMustela erminea

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Frog

FrogRana

🐝

Insects8 species

summer

2025

Violet Ground Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Common Cockchafer · Lily Beetle +3

Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2024
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2023

🌿

Plants8 species

springsummerwinter

2025

Apple · Snowberry · Smooth Sow-thistle · Wood Forget-me-not · Cowslip +3

AppleMalus domestica
SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
CowslipPrimula veris
Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Neil Theasby · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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