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St Martin's Church

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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
  • Made at № 18 — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· Free

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Meadowsweet, Hedge Woundwort, Bittersweet +39 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Meadowsweet, Hedge Woundwort, Bittersweet +39 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Yellow Fieldcap, Rhodocollybia asema, Paxillus obscurisporus +7 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Yellow Fieldcap, Rhodocollybia asema, Paxillus obscurisporus +7 more · last seen 2021

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Common Blue, Ringlet +36 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Common Blue, Ringlet +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

café

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 18Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Cromford Canal FootpathWalking route
Named route
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 5Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 8Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 4Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Blackwell TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.1 km
Named routeRef 67Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route273 m
Named routeRef 67Length 273 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

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