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Wingfield Manor: a medieval great house

3 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.08850, -1.44256

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pheasant, Blackbird, Blue Tit +42 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pheasant, Blackbird, Blue Tit +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 15 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
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 14Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Amber Valley Routeways Walk 12Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 18Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Blackwell TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Ripley GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef Ripley GreenwayLocal cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Manor Lanebridleway · 12 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 12 mPath type: bridleway
Manor Lanebridleway · 127 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 127 mPath type: bridleway
Manor Lanebridleway · 863 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 863 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Grassland and Wingfield Manor

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Grassland and Wingfield Manor

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Alfreton ParkUrban park3.1 km→✦Mercian Regiment War MemorialHistoric site3.1 km→✦Crich StandHistoric site3.1 km→🌱Crossley ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Crossley ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱The GreenUrban park2.5 km→

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