Ancient stone walls and hedgerows define the quiet, sloping topography that characterises Ireton Wood. It lies 3.9 miles south of Wirksworth (from Wirksworth: bearing 185°T, OS grid SK 281 477), and is situated west-north-west of Hillclifflane village. The landscape here holds a particular stillness, where the low sun catches the moss on weathered gateposts and illuminates the fine, intricate network of drystone walls. To the south-east, the small, protected expanse of Mount Pleasant SSSI offers a glimpse into a wilder, more ancient botanical heritage. Nearby, the waters of Sherbourne Brook trace a modest path through the fields, their movement providing a constant, soft murmur against the silence of the pastures. Ireton Wood remains a place of agricultural persistence, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life far more than the noise of the wider world. The soil here, heavy and rich, supports a patchwork of grazing land that has remained largely unchanged by the rapid progress of neighbouring districts. Visitors walking the lanes find that the horizon is dominated by the gentle rise of Bull Hill, which guards the southern approach with a steadfast, earthen presence.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ireton Wood, Derbyshire, England, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, real-time aviation weather (METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport), precipitation radar and Meteosat satellite imagery. Public safety alerts are sourced from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS), covering wind, rain, snow, ice, fog, thunderstorm and extreme heat warnings. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Ireton Wood includes coordinates 53.026573, -1.581492, in the county of Derbyshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Ireton Wood is available on the Ireton Wood map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Derbyshire weather hub.
Weather data is sourced from the Met Office and the open-source Open-Meteo API, whose ensemble includes the Met Office UKMO model. Severe weather warnings come from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS). River level and tidal data are sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring and National Tide Gauge Network APIs. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate shown where no reporting station is in range. Radar is provided by RainViewer and satellite imagery by EUMETSAT. All data updates automatically on every page visit.