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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Peregrine, Raven, Little Ringed Plover +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Peregrine, Raven, Little Ringed Plover +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Harebell, False Oat-grass, Male-fern +85 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Harebell, False Oat-grass, Male-fern +85 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hawkweed, Common Nettle, Hogweed +8 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Darter, Common Hawker, Southern Hawker +24 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Common Hawker, Southern Hawker +24 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 2 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

Roystone Grange TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

37 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 54Cycling route

Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network

Route 547Cycling route

Named routeRef 547National Cycle Network

Route 548Cycling route

Named routeRef 548National Cycle Network

White Peak LoopCycling route

Named routeRef 680National Cycle Network

Alternative RouteCycling route286 m

Named routeRef 547Length 286 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.3 km

Named routeRef 680Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface flexsurface

🚵

Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

High Peak TrailMountain bike route27 km

Named routeRef High Peak TrailLength 27 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

Carsington Water Cycle RouteMountain bike route

Named route

Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km

Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network

🐴

Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

23,603 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

23,603 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds67 species

springsummer

2025

Peregrine · Red Kite · Raven · Little Ringed Plover · Yellow-legged Gull +62

PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
RavenCorvus corax
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
HobbyFalco subbuteo
GoshawkAstur gentilis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BuzzardButeo buteo
RobinErithacus rubecula
LinnetLinaria cannabina
WigeonMareca penelope
Barn OwlTyto alba
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
SwallowHirundo rustica
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
WhitethroatCurruca communis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Great TitParus major
RookCorvus frugilegus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
DunlinCalidris alpina
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
RuffCalidris pugnax
CootFulica atra
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GarganeySpatula querquedula
Stock DoveColumba oenas
SwiftApus apus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Common GullLarus canus

🦌

Mammals4 species

summer

2025

Bank Vole · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Red Fox

Bank VoleMyodes glareolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Smooth Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects27 species

summerautumn

2026

Common Darter · Common Hawker · Southern Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly · Common Blue Damselfly +22

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Common HawkerAeshna juncea2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
Tropiphorus terricolaTropiphorus terricola
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025
Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2025
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2025
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025
Bertkauia lucifugaBertkauia lucifuga2025
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Orchid BeetleDascillus cervinus2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025

🌿

Plants100 species

springsummer

2026

Harebell · False Oat-grass · Common Nettle · Festuca rubra · Ash +95

HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
HawkweedHieracium2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025
Bush VetchVicia sepium2025
MezereonDaphne mezereum
CowslipPrimula veris2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2025
ToothwortLathraea squamaria
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2025
Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. sanguisorba2025
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025
Hoary PlantainPlantago media2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025
Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.2025
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2025
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2025
Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2025
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2025
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2025
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2025
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025
Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria2025
Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris2025
Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa2025
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis2025
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025
Quaking-grassBriza media2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Intermediate Lady's-mantleAlchemilla xanthochlora2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2025
Californian PoppyEschscholzia californica2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2025
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2025
Wild MignonetteReseda lutea2025
Biting StonecropSedum acre2025
Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2025
Fly OrchidOphrys insectifera2025
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2025
Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata2025
Frog OrchidDactylorhiza viridis2025
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2025
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestitaAlchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestita2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2025
Downy OatAvenula pubescens2025
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2025
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
PignutConopodium majus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

23,603 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds67 species

springsummer

2025

Peregrine · Red Kite · Raven · Little Ringed Plover · Yellow-legged Gull +62

PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
RavenCorvus corax
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
HobbyFalco subbuteo
GoshawkAstur gentilis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BuzzardButeo buteo
RobinErithacus rubecula
LinnetLinaria cannabina
WigeonMareca penelope
Barn OwlTyto alba
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
SwallowHirundo rustica
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
WhitethroatCurruca communis
House MartinDelichon urbicum
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Great TitParus major
RookCorvus frugilegus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
DunnockPrunella modularis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
DunlinCalidris alpina
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
RuffCalidris pugnax
CootFulica atra
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
GarganeySpatula querquedula
Stock DoveColumba oenas
SwiftApus apus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Common GullLarus canus

🦌

Mammals4 species

summer

2025

Bank Vole · Brown Hare · Rabbit · Red Fox

Bank VoleMyodes glareolus
Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐸

Amphibians1 species

summer

2025

Smooth Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects27 species

summerautumn

2026

Common Darter · Common Hawker · Southern Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly · Common Blue Damselfly +22

Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Common HawkerAeshna juncea2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
Tropiphorus terricolaTropiphorus terricola
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025
Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2025
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2025
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025
Bertkauia lucifugaBertkauia lucifuga2025
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Orchid BeetleDascillus cervinus2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025

🌿

Plants100 species

springsummer

2026

Harebell · False Oat-grass · Common Nettle · Festuca rubra · Ash +95

HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
HawkweedHieracium2025
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2025
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025
Bush VetchVicia sepium2025
MezereonDaphne mezereum
CowslipPrimula veris2025
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
Sheep's Fescue agg.Festuca ovina2025
ToothwortLathraea squamaria
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2025
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2025
Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. sanguisorba2025
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2025
Hoary PlantainPlantago media2025
Red CampionSilene dioica2025
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2025
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2025
Taraxacum agg.Taraxacum agg.2025
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum2025
RowanSorbus aucuparia2025
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2025
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2025
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor2025
Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2025
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2025
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2025
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2025
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025
Kidney VetchAnthyllis vulneraria2025
Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris2025
Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa2025
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis2025
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2025
Quaking-grassBriza media2025
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Intermediate Lady's-mantleAlchemilla xanthochlora2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2025
Californian PoppyEschscholzia californica2025
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2025
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2025
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2025
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2025
Wild MignonetteReseda lutea2025
Biting StonecropSedum acre2025
Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa2025
Fly OrchidOphrys insectifera2025
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2025
Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorata2025
Frog OrchidDactylorhiza viridis2025
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2025
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2025
Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestitaAlchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestita2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2025
Downy OatAvenula pubescens2025
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2025
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2025
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2025
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
PignutConopodium majus2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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Photos

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Tumulus, and rock outcrops, Limestone Way

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