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Sinfin Moor Church

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.87680, -1.49191

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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
☕Asda Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
☕Asda Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Swift, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +44 more · last seen 2023; Birds — Swift, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +44 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Field Forklet-moss, Schreber's Forklet-moss +129 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Field Forklet-moss, Schreber's Forklet-moss +129 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Blackthorn, Meadowsweet, Guelder-rose +11 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Large White, Peacock +36 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Peacock +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Good match

café

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Derby Nomad WayWalking route79 km

Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route

Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km

Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route

Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km

Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

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Cycling

58 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 54Cycling route

Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network

Derby Orbital Route 66Cycling route

Named routeRef 66Regional cycle route

Great Northern GreenwayCycling route

Named routeRef Great Northern GreenwayPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

Pennine CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Cloud Trail GreenwayCycling route

Named routeRef Cloud Trail GreenwayLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

4,751 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,751 records · National Biodiversity Network

🌿

Plants168 species

summer

2025

Bramble · Cat's-ear · Spear-leaved Orache · Black Nightshade · Hawthorn +163

BrambleRubus fruticosus
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
DandelionTaraxacum
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
YarrowAchillea millefolium
White CloverTrifolium repens
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum
Common NettleUrtica dioica
ElderSambucus nigra
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Common DuckweedLemna minor
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Dwarf MallowMalva neglecta
Water MintMentha aquatica
Common IvyHedera helix subsp. helix
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
Unbranched Bur-reedSparganium emersum
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
Norway MapleAcer platanoides
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Trifid Bur-marigoldBidens tripartita
HollyhockAlcea rosea
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Virginia-creeperParthenocissus quinquefolia
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Wych ElmUlmus glabra
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Common OracheAtriplex patula
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Viola arvensis x tricolor = V. x contemptaViola arvensis x tricolor = V. x contempta
CharlockSinapis arvensis
Orange BalsamImpatiens capensis
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
HollyIlex aquifolium
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
AshFraxinus excelsior
Water-StarwortCallitriche
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum
Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus
White BryonyBryonia dioica
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Yellow Water-lilyNuphar lutea
GypsywortLycopus europaeus
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla
TansyTanacetum vulgare
TimothyPhleum pratense
NipplewortLapsana communis
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Toad RushJuncus bufonius
Field PansyViola arvensis
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Garden PansyViola altaica x lutea x tricolor = V. x wittrockiana
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta
Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis
Common MilletPanicum miliaceum
Grey Club-rushSchoenoplectus tabernaemontani
Erodium cicutariumErodium cicutarium
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Fig-leaved GoosefootChenopodium ficifolium
Thyme-leaved SandwortArenaria serpyllifolia
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Common ChickweedStellaria media
OsierSalix viminalis
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Keeled-fruited CornsaladValerianella carinata
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Common CouchElymus repens
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata
Wild-oatAvena fatua
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
White CampionSilene latifolia
ArrowheadSagittaria sagittifolia
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
Common FumitoryFumaria officinalis
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Hard RushJuncus inflexus
ButterburPetasites hybridus
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
WeldReseda luteola
HazelCorylus avellana
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia
CleaversGalium aparine
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus
Curled DockRumex crispus
Red CampionSilene dioica
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa
Procumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculata
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia
Rye BromeBromus secalinus
Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Striped GoosefootChenopodium strictum
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Great LettuceLactuca virosa
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
PetuniaPetunia axillaris x integrifolia = P. x hybrida
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta
Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima
Pale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifolia
Fat-henChenopodium album
Canadian WaterweedElodea canadensis
Small NettleUrtica urens
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Common SallowSalix cinerea
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis
Sweet TobaccoNicotiana alata
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola
Water DockRumex hydrolapathum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,751 records · National Biodiversity Network

🌿

Plants168 species

summer

2025

Bramble · Cat's-ear · Spear-leaved Orache · Black Nightshade · Hawthorn +163

BrambleRubus fruticosus
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
DandelionTaraxacum
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
YarrowAchillea millefolium
White CloverTrifolium repens
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum
Common NettleUrtica dioica
ElderSambucus nigra
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Common DuckweedLemna minor
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Dwarf MallowMalva neglecta
Water MintMentha aquatica
Common IvyHedera helix subsp. helix
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
Unbranched Bur-reedSparganium emersum
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
Norway MapleAcer platanoides
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Trifid Bur-marigoldBidens tripartita
HollyhockAlcea rosea
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Virginia-creeperParthenocissus quinquefolia
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Wych ElmUlmus glabra
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Common OracheAtriplex patula
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Viola arvensis x tricolor = V. x contemptaViola arvensis x tricolor = V. x contempta
CharlockSinapis arvensis
Orange BalsamImpatiens capensis
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
HollyIlex aquifolium
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
AshFraxinus excelsior
Water-StarwortCallitriche
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum
Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus
White BryonyBryonia dioica
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Yellow Water-lilyNuphar lutea
GypsywortLycopus europaeus
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla
TansyTanacetum vulgare
TimothyPhleum pratense
NipplewortLapsana communis
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Toad RushJuncus bufonius
Field PansyViola arvensis
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Garden PansyViola altaica x lutea x tricolor = V. x wittrockiana
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta
Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis
Common MilletPanicum miliaceum
Grey Club-rushSchoenoplectus tabernaemontani
Erodium cicutariumErodium cicutarium
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Fig-leaved GoosefootChenopodium ficifolium
Thyme-leaved SandwortArenaria serpyllifolia
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Common ChickweedStellaria media
OsierSalix viminalis
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Keeled-fruited CornsaladValerianella carinata
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Common CouchElymus repens
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata
Wild-oatAvena fatua
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis
White CampionSilene latifolia
ArrowheadSagittaria sagittifolia
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
Common FumitoryFumaria officinalis
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
Hard RushJuncus inflexus
ButterburPetasites hybridus
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
WeldReseda luteola
HazelCorylus avellana
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia
CleaversGalium aparine
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus
Curled DockRumex crispus
Red CampionSilene dioica
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica
Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa
Procumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculata
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia
Rye BromeBromus secalinus
Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Striped GoosefootChenopodium strictum
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
Great LettuceLactuca virosa
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
PetuniaPetunia axillaris x integrifolia = P. x hybrida
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta
Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima
Pale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifolia
Fat-henChenopodium album
Canadian WaterweedElodea canadensis
Small NettleUrtica urens
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Common SallowSalix cinerea
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis
Sweet TobaccoNicotiana alata
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola
Water DockRumex hydrolapathum