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🌳 Broadleaved woodland

The Chesterfield Golf Club

✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

Getting here

53.21257, -1.46300

Best for

4 activities

Dog walks

Free82%

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Wildlife

Free75%

Ancient woodland

Forest walks

Free68%

Public woodland

Heritage

Free68%

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

55

7 named nearby · 48 public paths

Named routePublic access
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Cycling

42

42 named nearby

Named route

Named routes and paths nearby

Chesterfield Round Walk · Walking0
Cuckoo Way · Walking0
South Chesterfield Way · Walking0
Route 5 · Cycling0
N/A · Cycling
N/A · Cycling

About this broadleaved woodland

The Chesterfield Golf Club is an ancient broadleaved woodland covering 6 hectares. As an ancient woodland, it has been continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD — a rare and irreplaceable habitat rich in biodiversity and historical character.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Walton House, Matlock Road, Chesterfield

Walton House, Matlock Road, Chesterfield

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🌱 Visiting this spring

  • 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
  • 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
  • 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

Facilities

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Parking

2 nearby · 327m

✦ Ancient✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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