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53.08919, -2.02518
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⛳ Golf is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 ⛳ Golf is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Jackdaw +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Jackdaw +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Anemone, Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Ground-elder +68 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wood Anemone, Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Ground-elder +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Ground-elder, Hawthorn, Hazel +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Alder Leaf Beetle, Common Red Soldier Beetle +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Alder Leaf Beetle, Common Red Soldier Beetle +24 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Habitat Walk Ladderedge Country Park (Green Arrows) Walking route ▾
Includes some hills
Named route Duration 45min
Show on map Young Woodland Loop Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Churnet Way Walking route ▾
Crabapple Trail Walking route ▾
Valley Woodland Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Leek Town 30 public footpath · 1 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 1 km Surface compacted Path type: track
Show on map Leek Town 38 public footpath · 410 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 410 m Surface earth Path type: path
Show on map Leek Town 31 public footpath · 221 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 221 m Surface mud Path type: path
Show on map 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 559 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 559 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Route 550 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 550 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 170 m ▾
Named route Ref 559 Length 170 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 559 Length 3.7 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 559 Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 302 m ▾
Named route Ref 559 Length 302 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Leek Town 46 bridleway · 29 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 29 m Surface gravel Path type: residential
Show on map Leek Town 46 bridleway · 632 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 632 m Path type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
9,347 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,347 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Magpie +27
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Martin Delichon urbicum Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rook Corvus frugilegus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus Raven Corvus corax Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Canada Goose Branta canadensis Swift Apus apus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Rabbit · Brown Long-eared Bat · Badger · Pygmy Shrew · Red Fox +1
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2025 Badger Meles meles Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2025 Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Helophilus pendulus · 14-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +14
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Ground-elder · Bracken · Wild Angelica · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Hazel +41
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria2025 Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025 Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2025 Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025 Hazel Corylus avellana2025 Harebell Campanula rotundifolia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,347 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Magpie +27
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Martin Delichon urbicum Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rook Corvus frugilegus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus Raven Corvus corax Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Canada Goose Branta canadensis Swift Apus apus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 🦌 Mammals 6 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Rabbit · Brown Long-eared Bat · Badger · Pygmy Shrew · Red Fox +1
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2025 Badger Meles meles Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 4 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2025 Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Helophilus pendulus · 14-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +14
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Ground-elder · Bracken · Wild Angelica · Maidenhair Spleenwort · Hazel +41
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria2025 Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025 Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris2025 Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025 Hazel Corylus avellana2025 Harebell Campanula rotundifolia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Red Deer Cervus elaphus2025
Red Deer Cervus elaphus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Common Furniture Beetle Anobium punctatum
Common Furniture Beetle Anobium punctatum
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis
Dryomyza anilis Dryomyza anilis
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus
Fan-bearing Wood-borer Ptilinus pectinicornis
Fan-bearing Wood-borer Ptilinus pectinicornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni 2025
2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
Alder Alnus glutinosa2025
Alder Alnus glutinosa2025
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2025
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea2025
Italian Alder Alnus cordata2025
Italian Alder Alnus cordata2025
Atlas Poppy Papaver atlanticum2025
Atlas Poppy Papaver atlanticum2025
Pignut Conopodium majus2025
Pignut Conopodium majus2025
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2025
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum2025
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2025
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana2025
Wood Horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum2025
Wood Horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum2025
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2025
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2025
Water Dock Rumex hydrolapathum2025
Water Dock Rumex hydrolapathum2025
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2025
Raspberry Rubus idaeus2025
Grey Alder Alnus incana2025
Grey Alder Alnus incana2025
Unbranched Bur-reed Sparganium emersum2025
Unbranched Bur-reed Sparganium emersum2025
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Canadian Fleabane Erigeron canadensis2025
Canadian Fleabane Erigeron canadensis2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2025
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2025
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella2025
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Primrose Primula vulgaris2025
Primrose Primula vulgaris2025 