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Calke Park, South Derbyshire Spring Staunton Harold walk… 2 miles (3.4 km) Calke Park, South Derbyshire www.nationaltrust.org.uk/walks Enjoy this delightful stroll around Calke Park's Staunton Harold Reservoir, taking The lack of agricultural in the sites of St Giles Church and Calke Abbey itself. For a springtime detour, input on the main lawns in why not follow our additional route (red dotted line on the route map), which will front of Calke Abbey has lead you to a lambing area in March (for three weeks from 20 March 2011) and a enabled a diverse range of carpet of bluebells in May. wild meadow flowers to flourish. Look out for Start: Calke Abbey main overflow car park yellow cowslips in the Grid ref: SK367226 Map: OS Landranger 128 spring and yellow rattle in Getting here & local facilities the summer months. By bike: National Cycle Network traffic-free route 5 miles away. See www.sustrans.org.uk By bus: 69/A Derby/Swadlincote bus (passing close to Derby), alight Ticknall Calke's Serpentine then 1½ mile walk through park to house. Burton-on-Trent is 10 miles away Wood is one of the best By car: 10 miles south of Derby on A514 at Ticknall. M42/A42 exit 13 and A50 places to see carpets of Derby South. It is signposted in brown from the A42 bluebells in May. Car park, historical house, formal and landscaped gardens and National Nature Reserve parkland with WCs, picnic tables, gift shop, restaurant, ice cream parlour and tea garden. A walking guide is available from the National Trust shop. Calke Park open all year, restaurant and shop open 2 January to 31 December. Check with property for house and garden opening times. In spring, the area near direction point 8 on the Look out for… walk route map acts as a temporary 'maternity unit' t Calke Abbey: Sir John Harpur built the mansion seen today between 1701 and for Calke's flock of sheep 1704. Named Calke Abbey in 1808, it incorporates the original Elizabethan and their new lambs (for house and is built on the site of a 12th-century Augustinian priory. three weeks from 20 March 2011). t Staunton Harold Reservoir: The name Staunton comes from the local term for limestone and Harold was the 12th century Lord of the Manor. The reservoir holds 1400 million gallons and was built by Severn Trent Water between 1957 Look out for some of Calke's and 1964 to supply the city of Leicester. little owls, which can very often be seen sitting on t The Bird hide: A bird feeding station was erected in 2009 and was shortly posts in the deer enclosure followed by the hide in the autumn, which was constructed by a volunteer during the day. Other birds warden. Visitors are encouraged to record their sightings in the folder provided. seen in this enclosure include all three species of t Deer enclosure: At one time the herd of deer would have roamed the park but woodpecker and summer are now confined within the large enclosure. The stags are particularly visiting spotted flycatchers. spectacular in October during the rut when they are most active and very noisy. All images © National Trust Directions Terrain and accessibility 1. Follow the exit road from the main car park, walking Allow about 45 minutes to 1 hour for the shorter 2 mile (3.4 km) circular walk (red route on past the front of the Abbey, the church and the map), allow extra time if stopping to view the lambs in spring on the longer 2.8 mile (4.6 km) entrance of Home Farm, which takes you into Calke walk (red dotted route on map). The route has stepped and stone paths with kissing gates. A Village. section of the walk is along a wooden boardwalk alongside water. Enquire at the property for 2. Turn left at the main road, which will take you into the more accessible routes. Dogs are welcome but must be kept on leads, as livestock graze in reservoir car park. the surrounding fields. Please place dog litter in the bins provided. 3. Walk along the Severn Trent permissive path along the boardwalk to the weir. 4. The path takes you along the deer fencing around the deer enclosure and back into the park. 5. Optional detour to spring lambing area: Where the deer fence turns left, downhill, you have the option of following the path straight on (dotted red line on the route map), keeping the stone wall to your left. Alternatively, if taking the shorter route to return to the walk start point (red route line on the map), follow the deer fence as it turns to the left and proceed towards the Abbey. 6. If following the shorter route (red line on the map), turn right here and continue to the walk starting point at the car park. 7. Detour to spring lambing area (continued): Continue to follow the track (from point 5 on the route map), passing Serpentine Wood on your left. 8. After passing Serpentine Wood, you’ll come to the spring lambing area. Pause here and look out for the Contact us sheep and their new lambs. Telephone: 01332 863822 9. Go through the small gate and up the steps, keeping Email: [email protected] Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/calke the ponds on your left. Follow the high path back to the car parks. As a charity, independent of government, the National Trust relies on the generosity of its supporters to continue caring for our countryside and wildlife, so that everyone can enjoy the beauty of the outdoors for generations to come. Find out more at www.nationaltrust.org.uk .
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