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Mercian Regiment War Memorial

📷 Raymond Knapman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsPicnicHeritage
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

53.09424, -1.48766

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hawfinch and Moorhen
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPicnic spotToilets

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Hawfinch, Moorhen, Mallard +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area, toilets, car park

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access; Grade II* listed building: Crich Stand (Sherwood Foresters Regimental Memorial)

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Hawfinch, Moorhen, Mallard +65 more · last seen 2025; Lowland calcareous grassland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Small White, Large White, Speckled Wood +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Small Teasel, Hart's-Tongue, Himalayan Balsam +35 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 12 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
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Amber Valley Routeways Walk 12Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km
Named routeRef 54Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
High Peak TrailMountain bike route27 km
Named routeRef High Peak TrailLength 27 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The trig. point and war memorial at Crich

📷 Raymond Knapman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The trig. point and war memorial at Crich

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Workshops, offices and terminus (Cromford and High Peak Railway)Historic site3.1 km→✦Crich StandHistoric site0 m→🌱Lea GardensUrban park2.6 km→✦Cromford Canal engine house, engine and aqueductHistoric site2.9 km→🌱The GreenUrban park2.8 km→🌱Lea GardensUrban park2.8 km→