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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
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53.12802, -1.69008
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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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Wren +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Wren +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Mouse-ear-hawkweed, Bramble, Hogweed +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cock's-foot, Ribwort Plantain, Festuca rubra +103 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cock's-foot, Ribwort Plantain, Festuca rubra +103 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Violet Ground Beetle, Potato Capsid, Empis tessellata +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Violet Ground Beetle, Potato Capsid, Empis tessellata +5 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Midshires Way Walking route 370 km ▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named route Length 370 km Regional walking route
Show on map Limestone Way Walking route 74 km ▾
Castleton to Rocester
Named route Length 74 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map High Peak Trail Walking route 27 km ▾
Named route Length 27 km Regional walking route
Show on map Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 13 Walking route 16 km ▾
Named route Length 16 km Regional walking route
Show on map Roystone Grange Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 548 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 548 National Cycle Network
Show on map Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 9 m ▾
Named route Ref 548 Length 9 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 547 m ▾
Named route Ref 548 Length 547 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface bareearth
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 401 m ▾
Named route Ref 548 Length 401 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface bareearth
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Tissington Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref Tissington Trail Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map High Peak Trail Mountain bike route 27 km ▾
Named route Ref High Peak Trail Length 27 km Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines) Mountain bike route 130.4 km ▾
Named route Length 130.4 km National Cycle Network
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Hedge Lane bridleway · 1.9 km ▾
Extremely likely the extension of 'Hedge Lane' - nearer Pikehall as that such a short stretch. the short stretch of Hedge Lane would have been called Roman Road or Coach Road prior to the 1700s as it was on the main road between Manchester and Derby / L
Public path bridleway Length 1.9 km Surface gravel Path type: track
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Wildlife to spot
8,871 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,871 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Blackbird +36
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swallow Hirundo rustica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Rook Corvus frugilegus Stock Dove Columba oenas Robin Erithacus rubecula Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Whitethroat Curruca communis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Skylark Alauda arvensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Common Gull Larus canus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Martin Delichon urbicum Raven Corvus corax Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Tawny Owl Strix aluco Curlew Numenius arquata Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Swift Apus apus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Rabbit · Mole · Brown Hare
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Mole Talpa europaea Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Violet Ground Beetle
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus 🌿 Plants 81 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Salad Burnet · Common Ragwort · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Festuca rubra · Bramble +76
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba subsp. sanguisorba2025 Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025 Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025 Festuca rubra Festuca rubra2025 Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,871 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Blackbird +36
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swallow Hirundo rustica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Rook Corvus frugilegus Stock Dove Columba oenas Robin Erithacus rubecula Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Whitethroat Curruca communis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Skylark Alauda arvensis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Common Gull Larus canus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Martin Delichon urbicum Raven Corvus corax Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Tawny Owl Strix aluco Curlew Numenius arquata Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Swift Apus apus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Rabbit · Mole · Brown Hare
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Mole Talpa europaea Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Violet Ground Beetle
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus 🌿 Plants 81 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Salad Burnet · Common Ragwort · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Festuca rubra · Bramble +76
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba subsp. sanguisorba2025 Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025 Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025 Festuca rubra Festuca rubra2025 Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum2025
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes2025
Crosswort Cruciata laevipes2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025
Hawkweed Hieracium2025
Hawkweed Hieracium2025
Heath-grass Danthonia decumbens2025
Heath-grass Danthonia decumbens2025
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis2025
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis2025
Euphrasia officinalis Euphrasia officinalis2025
Euphrasia officinalis Euphrasia officinalis2025
Quaking-grass Briza media2025
Quaking-grass Briza media2025
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca2025
Glaucous Sedge Carex flacca2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2025
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis2025
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium2025
Rosa canina Rosa canina2025
Rosa canina Rosa canina2025
Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites
Rue-leaved Saxifrage Saxifraga tridactylites
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2025
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2025
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus2025
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus2025
Goat Willow Salix caprea2025
Goat Willow Salix caprea2025
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2025
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2025
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum2025
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2025
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2025
Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre2025
Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre2025
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa2025
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa2025
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2025
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2025
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2025
Common Couch Elymus repens2025
Common Couch Elymus repens2025
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2025
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2025
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa2025
Musk Thistle Carduus nutans2025
Musk Thistle Carduus nutans2025
Meadow Oat Helictochloa pratensis2025
Meadow Oat Helictochloa pratensis2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Meadow Crane's-bill Geranium pratense2025
Intermediate Lady's-mantle Alchemilla xanthochlora2025
Intermediate Lady's-mantle Alchemilla xanthochlora2025
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2025
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia2025
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia2025
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis2025
Creeping Soft-grass Holcus mollis2025
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2025
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2025
Wild Thyme Thymus drucei2025
Wild Thyme Thymus drucei2025
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis2025
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis2025
Hawkweed Oxtongue Picris hieracioides2025
Hawkweed Oxtongue Picris hieracioides2025
Laburnham Laburnum anagyroides2025
Laburnham Laburnum anagyroides2025
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis2025
Field Forget-me-not Myosotis arvensis2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Viper's-bugloss Echium vulgare2025
Viper's-bugloss Echium vulgare2025
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2025
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2025
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2025
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2025
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2025
Dropwort Filipendula vulgaris2025
Dropwort Filipendula vulgaris2025
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2025
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2025
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2025
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2025
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2025
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2025
Common Milkwort Polygala vulgaris2025
Common Milkwort Polygala vulgaris2025
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra2025
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra2025
Apple Malus domestica2025
Apple Malus domestica2025
Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis2025
Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis2025
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2025
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2025
Sheep's Fescue agg. Festuca ovina2025
Sheep's Fescue agg. Festuca ovina2025
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta2025
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta2025
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2025
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum2025
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare2025
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare2025
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2025
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2025
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum2025
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum2025
Smooth Meadow-grass Poa pratensis2025
Smooth Meadow-grass Poa pratensis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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