Medieval settlement, including site of chapel and part of the open field system, immediately north east of Alkmonton Old Hall Farm
10 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome10 ha
Getting here
52.93550, -1.71287
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦41+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Collared Dove and Blue Tit
- ✦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
- 🐦41+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Collared Dove and Blue Tit
- ✦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 — Collared Dove, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +38 more · last seen 2024
Free
Birds — Collared Dove, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +38 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Small White, Small Tortoiseshell +16 more · last seen 2019
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lateral Cryphaea, Blueish Veilwort, Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss +79 more · last seen 2017
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Centenary Way (Derbyshire)Walking route▾
Royal Shrovetide Challenge Walk (down'ards)Walking route▾
Bonnie Prince Charlie WalkWalking route28 km▾
Named routeLength 28 kmLocal walking route
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route11.5 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 11.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route94 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 94 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.9 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Alkmonton Old Hall Farm, Alkmonton
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Wildlife to spot
1,073 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,073 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Robin · Collared Dove · Blackbird · Blue Tit +24
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2019
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2019
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2019
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2019
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2019
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2018
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2018
- MagpiePica pica2018
- Great TitParus major2018
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2018
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2018
- JackdawColoeus monedula2018
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2018
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2018
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2018
- DunnockPrunella modularis2018
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2018
- RookCorvus frugilegus2018
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2018
- Rock DoveColumba livia2018
- NuthatchSitta europaea2018
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐝Insects18 species
summerautumn
2019▾
Large White · Small Tortoiseshell · Comma · Holly Blue · Peacock +13
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
- CommaPolygonia c-album
- Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus
- PeacockAglais io
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- Red Admiral
Persian Ivy · Spotted Dead-nettle
- Persian IvyHedera colchica
- Spotted Dead-nettleLamium maculatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,073 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Robin · Collared Dove · Blackbird · Blue Tit +24
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2023
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2019
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2019
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- CurlewNumenius arquata2019
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2019
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2019
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2018
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2018
- MagpiePica pica2018
- Great TitParus major2018
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2018
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2018
- JackdawColoeus monedula2018
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2018
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2018
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2018
- DunnockPrunella modularis2018
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2018
- RookCorvus frugilegus2018
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2018
- Rock DoveColumba livia2018
- NuthatchSitta europaea2018
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐝Insects18 species
summerautumn
2019▾
Large White · Small Tortoiseshell · Comma · Holly Blue · Peacock +13
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
- CommaPolygonia c-album
- Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus
- PeacockAglais io
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- Red Admiral
Persian Ivy · Spotted Dead-nettle
- Persian IvyHedera colchica
- Spotted Dead-nettleLamium maculatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Vanessa atalanta
Vanessa atalanta
GatekeeperPyronia tithonusGatekeeperPyronia tithonusPainted LadyVanessa carduiPainted LadyVanessa carduiGreen-veined WhitePieris napiGreen-veined WhitePieris napiSpeckled WoodPararge aegeriaSpeckled WoodPararge aegeriaMeadow BrownManiola jurtinaMeadow BrownManiola jurtinaSmall CopperLycaena phlaeasSmall CopperLycaena phlaeasBrimstoneGonepteryx rhamniBrimstoneGonepteryx rhamniOrange-tipAnthocharis cardaminesOrange-tipAnthocharis cardaminesCommon BluePolyommatus icarus2018Common BluePolyommatus icarus2018Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2018Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2018Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestrisSmall SkipperThymelicus sylvestris