Moated preceptory, chapel and fishpond at Stydd Hall
1 ha
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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.95727, -1.74527
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Carrion Crow
- ✦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
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Carrion Crow
- ✦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 — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: REMAINS OF CHAPEL OF ST MARY AND ST JOHN THE BAPTIST TO SOUTH OF STYDD HALL; Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Fern-leaved Hook-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Bird's-claw Beard-moss +91 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Painted Lady, Small Tortoiseshell +12 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Limestone WayWalking route74 km▾
Castleton to Rocester
Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Centenary Way (Derbyshire)Walking route▾
Weaver WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Royal Shrovetide Challenge Walk (down'ards)Walking route▾
Bonnie Prince Charlie WalkWalking route28 km▾
Named routeLength 28 kmLocal walking route
4 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 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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Preceptory near Stydd Hall
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
2,043 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,043 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Pheasant · Carrion Crow · Redwing · Pied Wagtail +23
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- CurlewNumenius arquata2020
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
- SwiftApus apus2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2020
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2020
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2020
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2020
- Common GullLarus canus2020
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2020
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2020
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2024▾
Roe Deer · Hedgehog
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
Small White · Painted Lady · Red Admiral · Small Tortoiseshell · Black Clock +4
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus
- Common Sun BeetleAmara aenea
False Oat-grass · Garlic Mustard · Bush Vetch · White Dead-nettle · Hedge Woundwort +118
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024
- Bush VetchVicia sepium2024
- White Dead-nettleLamium album2024
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024
- DaisyBellis perennis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,043 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Pheasant · Carrion Crow · Redwing · Pied Wagtail +23
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2021
- CurlewNumenius arquata2020
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2023
- SwiftApus apus2022
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2020
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2020
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2020
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2020
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2020
- Common GullLarus canus2020
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2020
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2020
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2024▾
Roe Deer · Hedgehog
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
Small White · Painted Lady · Red Admiral · Small Tortoiseshell · Black Clock +4
- Small WhitePieris rapae2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus
- Common Sun BeetleAmara aenea
False Oat-grass · Garlic Mustard · Bush Vetch · White Dead-nettle · Hedge Woundwort +118
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024
- Bush VetchVicia sepium2024
- White Dead-nettleLamium album2024
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024
- DaisyBellis perennis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Notiophilus palustris
Notiophilus palustris
Notiophilus palustris
Notiophilus palustris
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniAlder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniPeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io20192024
2024
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2024Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024HarebellCampanula rotundifoliaHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaPrickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2024Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum2024CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2024Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2024GorseUlex europaeus2024GorseUlex europaeus2024BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2024BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Goat WillowSalix caprea2024Goat WillowSalix caprea2024Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2024Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera2024Crab AppleMalus sylvestris2024Crab AppleMalus sylvestris2024Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024NipplewortLapsana communis2024NipplewortLapsana communis2024Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2024Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2024Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2024Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2024Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea2024Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2024Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2024AlderAlnus glutinosa2024AlderAlnus glutinosa2024Field-roseRosa arvensis2024Field-roseRosa arvensis2024Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2024Marsh RagwortJacobaea aquatica2024Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2024Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Valeriana officinalis subsp. sambucifoliaValeriana officinalis subsp. sambucifolia2024Valeriana officinalis subsp. sambucifoliaValeriana officinalis subsp. sambucifolia2024MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2024Red FescueFestuca rubra2024Red FescueFestuca rubra2024BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2024BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2024Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2024Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2024Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2024Common VetchVicia sativa2024Common VetchVicia sativa2024Curled DockRumex crispus2024Curled DockRumex crispus2024KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2024KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2024Swine-cressLepidium coronopus2024Swine-cressLepidium coronopus2024HyacinthoidesHyacinthoides2024HyacinthoidesHyacinthoides2024Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2024Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2024Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2024Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2024Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2024Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Meadow FescueSchedonorus pratensis2024Meadow FescueSchedonorus pratensis2024PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2024Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2024TimothyPhleum pratense2024TimothyPhleum pratense2024Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2024Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2024Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides2024Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides2024Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2024Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2024Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2024Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2024Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2024Blue Water-speedwellVeronica anagallis-aquatica2024Blue Water-speedwellVeronica anagallis-aquatica2024Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima2024Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Red CurrantRibes rubrum2024Red CurrantRibes rubrum2024Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2024Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2024Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2024CleaversGalium aparine2024CleaversGalium aparine2024SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2024Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2024Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2024Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2024HollyIlex aquifolium2024HollyIlex aquifolium2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024BrambleRubus fruticosus2024Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024DandelionTaraxacum2024DandelionTaraxacum2024Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2024Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024IvyHedera helix2024IvyHedera helix2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2024Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2024HazelCorylus avellana2024HazelCorylus avellana2024False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2024False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2024Wych ElmUlmus glabra2024Wych ElmUlmus glabra2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2024Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2024Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2024Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2024SilverweedPotentilla anserina2024SilverweedPotentilla anserina2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024Tea-leaved WillowSalix phylicifolia2024Tea-leaved WillowSalix phylicifolia2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024Field MapleAcer campestre2024Field MapleAcer campestre2024Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2024HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2024Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2024LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2024Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2024Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum2024Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum2024Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2024Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024White BryonyBryonia dioica2024White BryonyBryonia dioica2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Red CampionSilene dioica2024Dog-roseRosa canina2024Dog-roseRosa canina2024BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2019Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2019Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2019Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2019Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minorTragopogon pratensis subsp. minor2019Tragopogon pratensis subsp. minorTragopogon pratensis subsp. minor2019Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2019Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2019Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2019Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2019Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2019Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2019Events & activities nearby
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