Railway embankment N of Wirksworth
0 ha
Plan your visit
🛝Family🎠Play🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
53.09615, -1.56909
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Badger Barista — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Badger Barista — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Mallard +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Mallard +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 41 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
Amber Valley Routeways Walk 12Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Dark Lanepublic footpath · 12 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 12 mSurface gravelPath type: track
22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Route 547Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 547National 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 route852 m▾
Named routeRef 680Length 852 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route194 m▾
Named routeRef 547Length 194 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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▾
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km▾
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network
17 public paths nearby
Public paths
Old Lanerestricted byway · 595 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 595 mSurface groundPath type: track
Photos
Steeple Grange from disused railway bridge - geograph.org.uk - 3919762
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
49,943 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
49,943 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJackdaw · Mallard · Moorhen · Canada Goose · Woodpigeon
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carabus nemoralis · Black Clock
- Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus
Common Whitlowgrass · Hairy Bitter-cress · Yew · Hoary Plantain · Shining Crane's-bill +108
- Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
- Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
- YewTaxus baccata
- Hoary PlantainPlantago media
- Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
49,943 records · National Biodiversity NetworkJackdaw · Mallard · Moorhen · Canada Goose · Woodpigeon
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carabus nemoralis · Black Clock
- Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus
Common Whitlowgrass · Hairy Bitter-cress · Yew · Hoary Plantain · Shining Crane's-bill +108
- Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
- Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
- YewTaxus baccata
- Hoary PlantainPlantago media
- Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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