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53.02112, -1.94765
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 🛝 Playground 211m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 211m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Cercopis vulnerata +61 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Cercopis vulnerata +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Guelder-rose, Common Striated Feather-moss +134 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage, Guelder-rose, Common Striated Feather-moss +134 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Guelder-rose, Meadowsweet, Ramsons +16 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 28 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Weaver Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Churnet Way Walking route ▾
Booth's Wood Loop Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 15 Walking route 12.9 km ▾
Named route Length 12.9 km Regional walking route
Show on map Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 16 Walking route 18.1 km ▾
Named route Length 18.1 km Regional walking route
Show on map Kingsley 54 public footpath · 963 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 963 m Path type: path
Show on map Ross Lane public footpath · 247 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 247 m Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map Ross Lane public footpath · 47 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 47 m Surface concrete Path type: track
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Churnet Valley Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Route 550 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 550 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 13.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 550 Length 13.8 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 140 m ▾
Named route Ref 549 Length 140 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 104 m ▾
Named route Ref 549 Length 104 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos St Mildred’s Church, Whiston
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Wildlife to spot
4,555 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,555 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Magpie +32
Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Rook Corvus frugilegus Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tawny Owl Strix aluco Goldcrest Regulus regulus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Coal Tit Periparus ater Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Swift Apus apus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Whitethroat Curruca communis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Stock Dove Columba oenas 🦌 Mammals 15 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Muntjac · Brown Hare · Dog +10
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Dog Canis Badger Meles meles Common Red Soldier Beetle · Red-legged Shieldbug · Field Grasshopper · Metatropis rufescens · 7-spot Ladybird +8
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Metatropis rufescens Metatropis rufescens 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Marmalade Hoverfly 🌿 Plants 7 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Guelder-rose · Himalayan Balsam · Meadowsweet · Common Ragwort · Common Knapweed +2
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Betony Betonica officinalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,555 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Magpie +32
Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs House Sparrow Passer domesticus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Rook Corvus frugilegus Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tawny Owl Strix aluco Goldcrest Regulus regulus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Coal Tit Periparus ater Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Swift Apus apus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Whitethroat Curruca communis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Stock Dove Columba oenas 🦌 Mammals 15 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Muntjac · Brown Hare · Dog +10
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Dog Canis Badger Meles meles Common Red Soldier Beetle · Red-legged Shieldbug · Field Grasshopper · Metatropis rufescens · 7-spot Ladybird +8
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Metatropis rufescens Metatropis rufescens 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Marmalade Hoverfly 🌿 Plants 7 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Guelder-rose · Himalayan Balsam · Meadowsweet · Common Ragwort · Common Knapweed +2
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Betony Betonica officinalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wood Mouse
Wood Mouse
Apodemus sylvaticus
Apodemus sylvaticus
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus
Mole Talpa europaea
Mole Talpa europaea
Field Vole Microtus agrestis
Field Vole Microtus agrestis
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus
Otter Lutra lutra
Otter Lutra lutra
Shrew Soricidae
Shrew Soricidae
Red Deer Cervus elaphus
Red Deer Cervus elaphus
Common Shrew Sorex araneus
Common Shrew Sorex araneus Episyrphus balteatus
Episyrphus balteatus
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Necklace Ground Beetle Carabus monilis
Necklace Ground Beetle Carabus monilis
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae
Cionus tuberculosus Cionus tuberculosus
Cionus tuberculosus Cionus tuberculosus Sanicle
Sanicle
Sanicula europaea
Sanicula europaea
