Medieval settlement and associated field system immediately south of Ballidon village
14 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha
Getting here
53.08707, -1.69690
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Blackbird
- ✦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
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Blackbird
- ✦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 — Jackdaw, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +58 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Jackdaw, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +58 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Scarlet Elfcup, Diploicia canescens, Lecanora impudens +43 more · last seen 2020
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Large White, Green-veined White +38 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red Campion, Musk Thistle, Small Scabious +160 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 11 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
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 13Walking route16 km▾
Named routeLength 16 kmRegional walking route
Roystone Grange TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
45 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Route 547Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 547National Cycle Network
Route 548Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 548National Cycle Network
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National 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
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Tissington TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Tissington TrailPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
High Peak TrailMountain bike route27 km▾
Named routeRef High Peak TrailLength 27 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Carsington Water Cycle RouteMountain bike route▾
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km▾
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
All Saints Church, Ballidon from the south west
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,867 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,867 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBrown Long-eared Bat
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Early-purple Orchid · Meadow Saxifrage · Salad Burnet · Bulbous Buttercup · Cowslip +94
- Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula
- Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata
- Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. sanguisorba
- Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus
- CowslipPrimula veris
- Common Rock-roseHelianthemum nummularium
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
- CrosswortCruciata laevipes
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Pignut
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,867 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBrown Long-eared Bat
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Early-purple Orchid · Meadow Saxifrage · Salad Burnet · Bulbous Buttercup · Cowslip +94
- Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula
- Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata
- Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. sanguisorba
- Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus
- CowslipPrimula veris
- Common Rock-roseHelianthemum nummularium
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
- Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
- CrosswortCruciata laevipes
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Pignut
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Conopodium majus
Conopodium majus
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartianaWood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaWood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisBarren BromeAnisantha sterilisMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumGreater Burnet-saxifragePimpinella majorGreater Burnet-saxifragePimpinella majorMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensFicaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilisRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBugleAjuga reptansBugleAjuga reptansGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaGround-elderAegopodium podagrariaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineGooseberryRibes uva-crispaGooseberryRibes uva-crispaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusSnowberrySymphoricarpos albusRed OakQuercus rubraRed OakQuercus rubraGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumRoseRosaRoseRosaGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaIntermediate Lady's-mantleAlchemilla xanthochloraIntermediate Lady's-mantleAlchemilla xanthochloraYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumPolypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgareCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisWater AvensGeum rivaleWater AvensGeum rivaleLesser PeriwinkleVinca minorLesser PeriwinkleVinca minorSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumBetonyBetonica officinalisBetonyBetonica officinalisLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisBarren StrawberryPotentilla sterilisHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWall-rueAsplenium ruta-murariaWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaLilacSyringa vulgarisLilacSyringa vulgarisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumHybrid AvensGeum rivale x urbanum = G. x intermediumHybrid AvensGeum rivale x urbanum = G. x intermediumWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWild StrawberryFragaria vescaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaWood AnemoneAnemone nemorosaHoary PlantainPlantago mediaHoary PlantainPlantago mediaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataLesser / Wood BurdockArctium minusLesser / Wood BurdockArctium minusCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaWinter-cressBarbarea vulgarisWinter-cressBarbarea vulgarisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumThree-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinerviaThree-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinerviaCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusAlchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestitaAlchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestitaAlchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestitaAlchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestitaHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusEvents & activities nearby
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