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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
53.22004, -1.22563
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ✦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
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Daisy, Foxglove, Biting Stonecrop +29 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Daisy, Foxglove, Biting Stonecrop +29 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Ringlet, Large White, Marbled White +19 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Ringlet, Large White, Marbled White +19 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Archaeological Way (old route)Walking route▾
The Miners WayWalking route▾
Dukeries TrailWalking route▾
The Welly Walk, HardwickWalking route4 km▾
Wellies not essential!
Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Meden TrailWalking route▾
10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 648Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 648National Cycle Network
Teversal TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route984 m▾
Named routeRef 648Length 984 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route661 m▾
Named routeRef 648Length 661 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 648Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route271 m▾
Named routeRef 648Length 271 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
16,837 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,837 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChaffinch · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +20
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Sweet Chestnut · Lords-and-Ladies · Malus sylvestris · Bulrush · Yew +136
- Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Malus sylvestrisMalus sylvestris
- BulrushTypha latifolia
- YewTaxus baccata
- Narrow-leaved Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus tenuis
- Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,837 records · National Biodiversity NetworkChaffinch · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +20
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Sweet Chestnut · Lords-and-Ladies · Malus sylvestris · Bulrush · Yew +136
- Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa
- Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
- Malus sylvestrisMalus sylvestris
- BulrushTypha latifolia
- YewTaxus baccata
- Narrow-leaved Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus tenuis
- Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
