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St Giles's Church

3 ha

📷 Ruth Sharville · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.79920, -1.45254

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
Bike parkingParking· PaidToilets

Best for

12 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Blue Tit +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Blue Tit +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Glistening Inkcap, Common Orange Lichen, Physcia adscendens +28 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Glistening Inkcap, Common Orange Lichen, Physcia adscendens +28 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Red Dead-nettle, Garlic Mustard +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Holly Leaf Gall Fly, Eristalis tenax, 7-spot Ladybird +18 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Yew, Common Nettle, Lesser Celandine +35 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Yew, Common Nettle, Lesser Celandine +35 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Derby Nomad WayWalking route79 km
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
Red WalkWalking route3.8 km
Named routeLength 3.8 km
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

29 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cloud Trail GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef Cloud Trail GreenwayLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route654 m
Named routeRef 6Length 654 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route998 m
Named routeRef 6Length 998 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route9 m
Named routeLength 9 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route65 m
Named routeRef 6Length 65 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
The Tramway TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRef The Tramway Trail
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The auricula theatre in the walled garden, Calke Abbey

📷 Ruth Sharville · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The auricula theatre in the walled garden, Calke Abbey

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦CALKE ABBEYHistoric site400 m→🌱Calke ParkUrban park700 m→✦STAUNTON HAROLD HALLHistoric site1.6 km→✦MELBOURNE HALLHistoric site3.1 km→🌱Poppy WoodUrban park3.4 km→🦉NEW LOUNTNature reserve5 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Dogkennel Pool

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