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Feels other worldly, beautiful setting. Fascinating history.

you can take a detour here and visit Hardwick Hall.

It was just a small Sunday stroll but it was lovely. We parked our car at the garden centre which worth to going in too! There is a big farm shop which is lovely and not too expensive compared to if you want to get a quality product!

There are a few ponds dotted around Hardwick Park. They are primarily maintained for ecological purposes and as a natural habitat for various species of birds, fish, and aquatic plants, and are not suited to swimming. There are lots of walking trails around the ponds and opportunities for birdwatching.

Nice easy ride for all on a gravel path

Pleasley Pit Country Park is a nature reserve and historical site located on the Derbyshire-Nottinghamshire border. It was once the site of Pleasley Colliery, a coal mine that operated from the mid-19th century until it closed in 1983. The park is home to a café, lake and pleasant walking trails.

Unfortunately the stepping stones are currently (July 23) a mess. Broken stones that aren't in the right positions to be used safely to cross the brook. I don't know if it's storm damage or if someone's done it deliberately but it's not as nice as it used to be.

This wetland reserve is a great place for birdwatching. The mixture of open water, marsh, wet and dry grassland, scrub and trees attracts a rich variety of birds throughout the year. In winter large numbers of wildfowl feed in the wetlands and surrounding grasslands. Large flocks of wigeon graze the banks while teal can be seen preening and feeding on the water's edge. As well as wildfowl, the reserve attracts wintering flocks of finches and buntings, which feed along the field boundaries. A more secretive winter visitor is the water rail, which skulks above the marsh areas. More often heard than seen, it has a distinctive squealing call. Spring and autumn are important times on the reserve, as many birds are on migration and Carr Vale is an ideal place for them to feed and roost. In September, swallows gather in the marsh, in a roost of between 1-2,000 birds. They usually attract hobbies, birds of prey which are skilled hunters on the wing.