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St Michael's Church

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 167m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Oedemera lurida, Long-winged Cone-head +72 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Oedemera lurida, Long-winged Cone-head +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Common Knapweed, Lady's Bedstraw +160 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Common Knapweed, Lady's Bedstraw +160 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Sorrel, Meadowsweet, Hogweed +14 more foraging species

Varies

Playgrounds

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

27 signed routes nearby · 30 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
Derby Nomad WayWalking route79 km
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Centenary Way (Derbyshire)Walking route
Named route
Erewash Circular Route 4Walking route
Named route
Church Lanepublic footpath · 78 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 78 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Pepper Lanepublic footpath · 39 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 39 mPath type: residential
Pepper Lanepublic footpath · 57 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 57 mPath type: residential
🚴

Cycling

74 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 672Cycling route
Named routeRef 672National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Erewash Valley TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route405 m
Named routeRef 6Length 405 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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Church of St Michael, Stanton-by-Dale

Church of St Michael, Stanton-by-Dale

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