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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Derbyshire Dales Getting here
53.22455, -1.72037
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Wren, Dipper +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Wren, Dipper +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Barren Strawberry, Beech, Ramsons +15 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Common Darter, Broad-bodied Chaser, Blue-tailed Damselfly +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Early-purple Orchid, Toothwort, Lords-and-Ladies +124 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Early-purple Orchid, Toothwort, Lords-and-Ladies +124 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 32 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Limestone Way Walking route 74 km ▾
Castleton to Rocester
Named route Length 74 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Monsal Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Pennyunk Lane public footpath · 42 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 42 m Surface unpaved Path type: track
Show on map Betty Lane public footpath · 66 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 66 m Path type: service
Show on map Pennyunk Lane public footpath · 705 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 705 m Surface compacted Path type: track
Show on map 10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Monsal Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 680 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 680 Length 2.4 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 34 m ▾
Named route Ref 680 Length 34 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 476 m ▾
Named route Ref 680 Length 476 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 484 m ▾
Named route Ref 680 Length 484 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 601 m ▾
Named route Ref 680 Length 601 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos A6 winds through the Wye valley
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Wildlife to spot
12,560 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,560 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Jackdaw · Grey Heron · Goldfinch · Mute Swan +41
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly · Red Wood Ant +7
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025 Red Wood Ant Formica rufa Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta 🌿 Plants 19 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Lords-and-Ladies · Dog's Mercury · Hart's-Tongue · Marsh-marigold · Lesser Celandine +14
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,560 records · National Biodiversity Network Mallard · Jackdaw · Grey Heron · Goldfinch · Mute Swan +41
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Brown Hare
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Emerald Damselfly · Red Wood Ant +7
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025 Red Wood Ant Formica rufa Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta 🌿 Plants 19 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Lords-and-Ladies · Dog's Mercury · Hart's-Tongue · Marsh-marigold · Lesser Celandine +14
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Shining Crane's-bill
Shining Crane's-bill
Geranium lucidum
Geranium lucidum
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus
Early Crocus Crocus tommasinianus
Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites
Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
Hard Shield-fern Polystichum aculeatum2025
Hard Shield-fern Polystichum aculeatum2025
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea2025
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2025
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Traveller's-joy Clematis vitalba2025
Bulrush Typha latifolia2025
Bulrush Typha latifolia2025 