Medieval settlement, including fishpond and open field system, immediately north and 240m south of Lea Cottage Farm
18 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome18 ha
Getting here
53.06528, -1.71175
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift 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
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift 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 — Swift, Blackbird, Swallow +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Swift, Blackbird, Swallow +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Green-veined White +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ramsons, Yew, White Dead-nettle +103 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby · 25 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
Walk from Dovedale to Milldale, DovedaleWalking route5 km▾
Named routeLength 5 kmDuration 03:00Point-to-pointLocal walking route
Manifold TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Route 547Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 547National Cycle Network
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Alternative RouteCycling route3.3 km▾
Named routeRef 547Length 3.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route809 m▾
Named routeRef 547Length 809 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route652 m▾
Named routeRef 54Length 652 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
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
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Footpath through Lea Cottage Farm
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Wildlife to spot
6,692 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,692 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Jackdaw · Robin · Mallard · House Sparrow · Carrion Crow +46
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- CootFulica atra
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- SwiftApus apus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common GullLarus canus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- Little OwlAthene noctua2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
Brown Long-eared Bat
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Orchid Beetle · Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Cheilosia illustrata · Sicus ferrugineus
- Orchid BeetleDascillus cervinus
- SyrphusSyrphus2024
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
- Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2024
- Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2024
🌿Plants10 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Snowdrop · Yew · White Dead-nettle · Hedge Woundwort · Garlic Mustard +5
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- YewTaxus baccata
- White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,692 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Jackdaw · Robin · Mallard · House Sparrow · Carrion Crow +46
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- CootFulica atra
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RavenCorvus corax2023
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- SwiftApus apus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common GullLarus canus
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
- Little OwlAthene noctua2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
Brown Long-eared Bat
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Orchid Beetle · Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · Cheilosia illustrata · Sicus ferrugineus
- Orchid BeetleDascillus cervinus
- SyrphusSyrphus2024
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024
- Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2024
- Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2024
🌿Plants10 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Snowdrop · Yew · White Dead-nettle · Hedge Woundwort · Garlic Mustard +5
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- YewTaxus baccata
- White Dead-nettleLamium album2025
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cuckooflower
Cuckooflower
Cardamine pratensis2025
Cardamine pratensis2025
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025RamsonsAllium ursinum2025RamsonsAllium ursinum2025Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2024Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2024ColtsfootTussilago farfara2024ColtsfootTussilago farfara2024