Moated site 60m west of Edlaston Hall
0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
52.98337, -1.73960
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 Woodpigeon 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
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon 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 — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Peacock +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Frizzled Pincushion, Pointed Spear-moss, Bird's-claw Beard-moss +110 more · last seen 2021
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 11 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
14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route450 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 450 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route225 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 225 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route11.5 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 11.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route582 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 582 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Tissington TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Tissington TrailPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
4,158 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,158 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRaven · Tawny Owl · Swallow · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +42
- RavenCorvus corax
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- TealAnas crecca2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad
Notiophilus biguttatus · Black Clock · Nebria salina · Leistus rufomarginatus
- Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus
- Nebria salinaNebria salina
- Leistus rufomarginatusLeistus rufomarginatus
Bush Vetch · White Dead-nettle · Perennial Rye-grass · Bramble · Dandelion +118
- Bush VetchVicia sepium
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
- GorseUlex europaeus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,158 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRaven · Tawny Owl · Swallow · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +42
- RavenCorvus corax
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Barn OwlTyto alba2024
- CootFulica atra2024
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- TealAnas crecca2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad
Notiophilus biguttatus · Black Clock · Nebria salina · Leistus rufomarginatus
- Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus
- Nebria salinaNebria salina
- Leistus rufomarginatusLeistus rufomarginatus
Bush Vetch · White Dead-nettle · Perennial Rye-grass · Bramble · Dandelion +118
- Bush VetchVicia sepium
- White Dead-nettleLamium album
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
- GorseUlex europaeus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
