Dimmingsdale Nature Reserve

Found by chance

Were walking the Calke Tramway trail and saw some more N T signs and followed these into the reserve. Quite hilly in places and beware tree roots so wear suitable footwear. Nice and peaceful.

Great for garlic lovers!

We stumbled upon this lovely wooded area after going off one of the tracks in the grounds of Calke Abbey. Renowned for its display of snowdrops, we enjoyed the sights and smells of the swathes of wild...

It’s Dimminsdale nature reserve.. treat for lovers of snowdrops

Glorious early spring sunshine made the walk around the lake today worth the 30 mile trip. This was the site of limestone kilns two centuries ago. The snowdrops are gorgeous and unlike other places we...

On the hunt for snowdrops

It's obviously a poplar place this time of year - the paths around the reserve were well trodden and muddy in places. It gives a remote natural feel wandering through the nature reserve. We went left ...

Beautiful at snowdrop time

Only discovered this recently when looking for somewhere that has snowdrops. It's a short walk down from the car park to the entrance of the reserve. or you can walk from nearby Calke Abbey which woul...