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Lower Thurvaston medieval settlement, including part of the open field system

14 ha

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

52.93104, -1.65781

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, House Sparrow +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, House Sparrow +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — White-tipped Bristle-moss, Common Pottia, Frizzled Pincushion +50 more · last seen 2024; Plants — White-tipped Bristle-moss, Common Pottia, Frizzled Pincushion +50 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens; Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Large White +16 more · last seen 2019

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Derby Nomad WayWalking route79 km
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
Centenary Way (Derbyshire)Walking route
Named route
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 9Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Bonnie Prince Charlie WalkWalking route28 km
Named routeLength 28 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Great Northern GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef Great Northern GreenwayPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 549Cycling route
Named routeRef 549National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route11.5 km
Named routeRef 68Length 11.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route36 m
Named routeRef 54Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Longford Lane, Lower Thurvaston

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Longford Lane, Lower Thurvaston

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Barton Blount medieval settlement remains, including a chapel, decoy pond and part of the open field system, 340m north of Barton HallHistoric site3.2 km→✦Osleston Deserted Medieval VillageHistoric site1.9 km→✦Shrunken medieval village and moated site at ThurvastonHistoric site1.3 km→⛳Brailsford Golf CourseGolf course4.5 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds3 km→✦Medieval settlement, including site of chapel and part of the open field system, immediately north east of Alkmonton Old Hall FarmHistoric site3.7 km→

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