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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
🌿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

🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
🌿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

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Cowslip, Early-purple Orchid, Red Campion +88 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Cowslip, Early-purple Orchid, Red Campion +88 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Elder, Common Nettle, Beech +14 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Rhingia campestris, Eristalis tenax, Volucella bombylans +23 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Rhingia campestris, Eristalis tenax, Volucella bombylans +23 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

16 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

Circular Park WalkWalking route1.6 km

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Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:40Round tripLocal walking route

Hinkley Wood Route, Ilam ParkWalking route1.2 km

Named routeLength 1.2 kmDuration 00:20Point-to-pointLocal walking route

Walk from Dovedale to Milldale, DovedaleWalking route5 km

Named routeLength 5 kmDuration 03:00Point-to-pointLocal walking route

Manifold TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Thorswood Lanepublic footpath · 60 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 60 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Thorswood Lanepublic footpath · 29 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 29 mPath type: unclassified

Thorswood Lanepublic footpath · 485 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 485 mPath type: unclassified

🚴

Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Route 550Cycling route

Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network

Churnet Valley CyclewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 549Cycling route

Named routeRef 549National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route13.8 km

Named routeRef 550Length 13.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route140 m

Named routeRef 549Length 140 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route321 m

Named routeRef 549Length 321 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

8,261 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,261 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

summerwinter

2025

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Jackdaw · Blue Tit +41

BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great TitParus major
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BuzzardButeo buteo
RobinErithacus rubecula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
LinnetLinaria cannabina
DunnockPrunella modularis
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RavenCorvus corax
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
WhitethroatCurruca communis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RookCorvus frugilegus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SwallowHirundo rustica
SwiftApus apus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Barn OwlTyto alba
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Stock DoveColumba oenas

🦌

Mammals2 species

summer

2025

Red Fox · Red Deer

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Red DeerCervus elaphus

🐝

Insects10 species

summer

2025

Eristalis tenax · Amara similata · Sericomyia silentis · 7-spot Ladybird · Rhingia campestris +5

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Amara similataAmara similata
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Striped Slender RobberflyLeptogaster cylindrica
Slender-footed RobberflyLeptarthrus brevirostris
Orchid BeetleDascillus cervinus

🌿

Plants26 species

summer

2025

Small Scabious · Lady's Bedstraw · Yarrow · Harebell · Devil's-bit Scabious +21

Small ScabiousScabiosa columbaria
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
YarrowAchillea millefolium
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
Greater Butterfly-orchidPlatanthera chlorantha
Quaking-grassBriza media
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Wild ThymeThymus drucei
EyebrightEuphrasia
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens
Hoary PlantainPlantago media
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
BetonyBetonica officinalis
Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,261 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds46 species

summerwinter

2025

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Jackdaw · Blue Tit +41

BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great TitParus major
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BuzzardButeo buteo
RobinErithacus rubecula
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
LinnetLinaria cannabina
DunnockPrunella modularis
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RavenCorvus corax
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
WhitethroatCurruca communis
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RookCorvus frugilegus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
SwallowHirundo rustica
SwiftApus apus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Barn OwlTyto alba
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Stock DoveColumba oenas

🦌

Mammals2 species

summer

2025

Red Fox · Red Deer

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Red DeerCervus elaphus

🐝

Insects10 species

summer

2025

Eristalis tenax · Amara similata · Sericomyia silentis · 7-spot Ladybird · Rhingia campestris +5

Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Amara similataAmara similata
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Striped Slender RobberflyLeptogaster cylindrica
Slender-footed RobberflyLeptarthrus brevirostris
Orchid BeetleDascillus cervinus

🌿

Plants26 species

summer

2025

Small Scabious · Lady's Bedstraw · Yarrow · Harebell · Devil's-bit Scabious +21

Small ScabiousScabiosa columbaria
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
YarrowAchillea millefolium
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
Greater Butterfly-orchidPlatanthera chlorantha
Quaking-grassBriza media
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Wild ThymeThymus drucei
EyebrightEuphrasia
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens
Hoary PlantainPlantago media
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Yellow-rattleRhinanthus minor
BetonyBetonica officinalis
Bitter-vetchLathyrus linifolius
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John Poyser · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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