Standing cross in the churchyard of St Mary's Church
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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
53.08214, -1.57266
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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
- ☕Otto Caffe Italiano — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- ☕Otto Caffe Italiano — a good base for a longer summer day out
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🚻Toilets
🦉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 — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Lesser Celandine, Ivy +153 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Nettle, Lesser Celandine, Ivy +153 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Peacock +55 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Peacock +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Hawthorn +16 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby · 39 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
Limestone WayWalking route74 km▾
Castleton to Rocester
Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
High Peak TrailWalking route27 km▾
Named routeLength 27 kmRegional walking route
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km▾
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 14Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
The Hannagespublic footpath · 287 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 287 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
The Hannagespublic footpath · 11 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 11 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Yokecliffe Lanepublic footpath · 384 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 384 mSurface compactedIncline downPath type: track
21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Route 547Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 547National Cycle Network
Alternative RouteCycling route286 m▾
Named routeRef 547Length 286 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route194 m▾
Named routeRef 547Length 194 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route3.5 km▾
Named routeRef 54Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route97 m▾
Named routeRef 54Length 97 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
High Peak TrailMountain bike route27 km▾
Named routeRef High Peak TrailLength 27 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Carsington Water Cycle RouteMountain bike route▾
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km▾
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network
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Remains of churchyard cross, Wirksworth
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Wildlife to spot
35,131 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
35,131 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarabus nemoralis · Black Clock
- Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus
Common Whitlowgrass · Hairy Bitter-cress · Lesser Celandine · Common Nettle · Daisy +120
- Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
- Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Hoary PlantainPlantago media
- Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
35,131 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarabus nemoralis · Black Clock
- Carabus nemoralisCarabus nemoralis
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus
Common Whitlowgrass · Hairy Bitter-cress · Lesser Celandine · Common Nettle · Daisy +120
- Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna
- Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Hoary PlantainPlantago media
- Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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