Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.07047, -1.36154
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Crested Grebe and Moorhen
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 137m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Crested Grebe and Moorhen
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 137m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Best for
9 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Crested Grebe, Moorhen, Coot +66 more · last seen 2026
Birds — Great Crested Grebe, Moorhen, Coot +66 more · last seen 2026
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syrphus, Sphaerophoria, Eristalis tenax +16 more · last seen 2025
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Small Teasel, Strawberry-tree, Purple Viper's-bugloss +57 more · last seen 2025
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Another 6 of the best Circular WalkWalking route▾
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 18Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Broxtowe Country TrailWalking route▾
Amber Valley Routeways 13Walking route▾
Cromford Canal FootpathWalking route▾
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Blackwell TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Ripley GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef Ripley GreenwayLocal cycle route
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Church of St James, Riddings
Photos
Church of St James, Riddings
Facilities
🅿️Parking
6 nearby · Free · 175m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
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Rubus sect. Corylifolii
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