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Pitholes Plantation

9 ha

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome9 ha

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53.05438, -1.50390

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Robin
🌿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

🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Robin
🌿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 — Carrion Crow, Robin, Woodpigeon +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Woodpigeon +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Darter, Migrant Hawker · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Migrant Hawker · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Ivy-leaved Speedwell, Crocus, Lesser Celandine +3 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ivy-leaved Speedwell, Crocus, Lesser Celandine +3 more · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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

High Peak TrailWalking route27 km

Named routeLength 27 kmRegional walking route

Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km

Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route

Amber Valley Routeways Walk 11Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Amber Valley Routeway Walk 14Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 54Cycling route

Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route97 m

Named routeRef 54Length 97 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route2.6 km

Named routeRef 54Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route2.5 km

Named routeRef 54Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

High Peak TrailMountain bike route27 km

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

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

26,647 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

26,647 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

winter

2025

Blackbird · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Song Thrush +49

BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
DunnockPrunella modularis
CootFulica atra
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
TealAnas crecca
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
JayGarrulus glandarius
RavenCorvus corax
GadwallMareca strepera
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Rock DoveColumba livia
GoosanderMergus merganser
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
SiskinSpinus spinus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
RookCorvus frugilegus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Common GullLarus canus

🌿

Plants4 species

winterspring

2026

Ivy-leaved Speedwell · Crocus · Lesser Celandine · Snowdrop

Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia
CrocusCrocus
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

26,647 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

winter

2025

Blackbird · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Song Thrush +49

BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
DunnockPrunella modularis
CootFulica atra
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula
RobinErithacus rubecula
TealAnas crecca
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Greylag GooseAnser anser
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
JayGarrulus glandarius
RavenCorvus corax
GadwallMareca strepera
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Rock DoveColumba livia
GoosanderMergus merganser
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
SiskinSpinus spinus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
RookCorvus frugilegus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Common GullLarus canus

🌿

Plants4 species

winterspring

2026

Ivy-leaved Speedwell · Crocus · Lesser Celandine · Snowdrop

Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia
CrocusCrocus
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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