Odin Mine nucleated lead mine and ore works, 350m WNW of Knowlegates Farm
3 ha
Plan your visit
✦Heritage🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
53.34801, -1.80021
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ✦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
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ✦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
Historic site with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Calcareous grassland — rare invertebrates and orchids
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🚵Mountain biking
Good match
Named MTB route nearby: Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby · 32 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Limestone WayWalking route74 km▾
Castleton to Rocester
Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Edale Circular Walk, High PeakWalking route5.4 km▾
Low level circular walk which includes part of the Pennine Way, following streams and stone-flagged paths. Dogs must be kept on leads.
Named routeLength 5.4 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Crook Hill Circular (Ethel), High PeakWalking route11.5 km▾
Named routeLength 11.5 kmDuration 03:30Round tripLocal walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 2Walking route15.6 km▾
Named routeLength 15.6 kmRegional walking route
Mam Tor Cavedale Loop, High PeakWalking route9.5 km▾
Named routeLength 9.5 kmDuration 03:30Round tripLocal walking route
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route454 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 454 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route119 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 119 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route969 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 969 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 6Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route165 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 165 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km▾
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network
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Odin Lead Mine, Castleton
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Wildlife to spot
8,135 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,135 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Jackdaw · Chaffinch · Swallow · Carrion Crow · Rook +41
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great TitParus major
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects21 species
springsummer
2026▾
Green Tiger Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Brachypera zoilus · Scathophaga stercoraria · Mecinus pyraster +16
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Brachypera zoilusBrachypera zoilus
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Mecinus pyrasterMecinus pyraster
- Back-SwimmerNotonecta
🌿Plants33 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Foxglove · Crosswort · Harebell · Meadow Crane's-bill · Lesser Celandine +28
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
- CrosswortCruciata laevipes2025
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025
- Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,135 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Jackdaw · Chaffinch · Swallow · Carrion Crow · Rook +41
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great TitParus major
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects21 species
springsummer
2026▾
Green Tiger Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Brachypera zoilus · Scathophaga stercoraria · Mecinus pyraster +16
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Brachypera zoilusBrachypera zoilus
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- Mecinus pyrasterMecinus pyraster
- Back-SwimmerNotonecta
🌿Plants33 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Foxglove · Crosswort · Harebell · Meadow Crane's-bill · Lesser Celandine +28
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2025
- CrosswortCruciata laevipes2025
- HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025
- Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2025
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas