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Nine Stone Close small stone circle

0 ha

📷 Brian Frost · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

53.16046, -1.66431

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Jackdaw
  • 🌿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

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Jackdaw, Blackbird +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Jackdaw, Blackbird +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Maiden Pink, Sweet Chestnut, White Dead-nettle +121 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Maiden Pink, Sweet Chestnut, White Dead-nettle +121 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Sweet Chestnut, White Dead-nettle, Blackthorn +18 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Scathophaga stercoraria, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Syrphus ribesii +19 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Scathophaga stercoraria, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle, Syrphus ribesii +19 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 9 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
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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Route 548Cycling route
Named routeRef 548National Cycle Network
White Peak LoopCycling route
Named routeRef 680National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km
Named routeRef 680Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface flexsurface
Main RouteCycling route9 m
Named routeRef 548Length 9 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 680Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface flexsurface
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
High Peak TrailMountain bike route27 km
Named routeRef High Peak TrailLength 27 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Nine Stone Close Stone Circle

📷 Brian Frost · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Nine Stone Close Stone Circle

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Peak Shopping Village Nature ReserveUrban park4.8 km→✦WHITWORTH INSTITUTEHistoric site4.8 km→🌱Whitworth ParkUrban park4.8 km→✦Bronze Age burial, ceremonial and settlement remains on Stanton Moor, and evidence for medieval, post-medieval and 19th to early 20th century activityHistoric site2.3 km→✦Nether Haddon medieval settlement and part of an open field system, Romano-British field system and lead mining remains, 600m south west of Haddon HallHistoric site3.4 km→✦HADDON HALLHistoric site3.8 km→

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