Mackworth medieval settlement including the castle gatehouse, part of the medieval open field system and a pinfold
22 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome22 ha
Getting here
52.93663, -1.53102
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Canada Goose and Woodpigeon
- ✦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
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Canada Goose and Woodpigeon
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Canada Goose, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +79 more · last seen 2026
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS; Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Canada Goose, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +79 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Sycamore, Ash, Field Maple +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Western Conifer Seed Bug, Alder Leaf Beetle +5 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km15 signed routes nearby · 7 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
Derby Nomad WayWalking route79 km▾
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km▾
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Centenary Way (Derbyshire)Walking route▾
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 17Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
70 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Derby Orbital Route 66Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 66Regional cycle route
Great Northern GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef Great Northern GreenwayPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Route 672Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 672National Cycle Network
Great Northern GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef Great Northern GreenwayLocal cycle route
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
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Field below Mackworth village
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Wildlife to spot
20,449 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
20,449 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCanada Goose · Coot · Greylag Goose · Treecreeper · Coal Tit +22
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CootFulica atra
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Harlequin Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Hogweed · False Oat-grass · Cock's-foot · Ground-ivy +102
- Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
20,449 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCanada Goose · Coot · Greylag Goose · Treecreeper · Coal Tit +22
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CootFulica atra
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Harlequin Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill · Hogweed · False Oat-grass · Cock's-foot · Ground-ivy +102
- Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas