Pleasley Pit Country park is a reclaimed colliery site, which now offers nature lovers the chance to see record numbers of different species. There is a bird hide that overlooks a large pond where you can get to see Moorhens, Coots, Mute Swans, Mallards and a variety of waders. Other ponds support various insect life including a record 18 species of dragonfly that have been recorded. In contrast to the country park, there is the remaining pit buildings which are a scheduled monument.
in the county of Derbyshire
(4.0 miles, 6.5 km, direction N)Bolsover is a small town lying 5 miles east of Chesterfield. It occupies a picturesque valley setting, watched over by 17th century Bolsover Castle which stands on the site of a former fortress of Norman times...
in the county of Derbyshire
(4.3 miles, 7.0 km, direction NW)This is a village noted for the romantic ruins of what was once one of the grandest houses in Derbyshire...
a Historic Market Town in the county of Derbyshire
(7.8 miles, 12.6 km, direction NW)Chesterfield is an attractive town close to the dramatic peaks of the Peak District National Park. It is well known for its strange landmark, the crooked spire of its parish.....
in the county of Derbyshire
(10.6 miles, 17.1 km, direction SW)..
in the county of Nottinghamshire
(10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction NE)The dense spread of Worksop in Nottinghamshire meets with some seriously picturesque countryside, it is fortunate to be ringed by two rivers, the Clumber which borders Clumber Country Park, and the River Ryton...
All towns in Derbyshire
This magnificent Elizabethan house was begun by Elizabeth, Countess of Shrewsbury (Bess of Hardwick) in the year 1591. For the.....
The early morning sun streams down on a piece of Derbyshire's proud heritage, as into view come the magnificent ruins of Bolsover.....
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A beautiful historic house set in a glorious landscape of gardens and parkland within the heart of Nottinghamshire, England......
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