周辺のスポット/アトラクション・トップ20

Take the mtb route up/down through the wood to the North East of the statue, look out for it near the bench on the main gravel track

Small Pond, clear water, we spotted some beautiful roach with silver body & red fins, mother moorhen & chicks hiding in the flora

Portland Park has woodland, grassland, and a number of wetland areas found in the valley of a tributary of the River Erewash, bounded by used and disused railway lines. The meadow area was once a limestone quarry, which was infilled during the 1950s and the park is known locally as ‘The Quarries’. The site is based on a band of magnesium limestone that enables many rare plant species to grow, making it a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).

former railway line, offering a mostly flat and scenic route

former railway line, offering a mostly flat and scenic route

Hardwick Hall estate is a vast and impressive estate with a great legacy. It was once occupied by Lady Margaret Spencer, who was the wife of the 1st Earl Spencer of Althrop back in the eighteenth century and was passionate about her walks and gardens. The late Princess Diana of Wales is a descendant of Lady Spencer. Originally, this was a short walk that has now been extended and takes you on a nice tour of the woodland and gardens of the estate.

Really needed a better camera for the resident kingfisher but it's there if you look hard enough.

Didn't have my glasses so couldn't read the plaque