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🧺Picnic🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome71 ha
Getting here
53.25693, -1.34785
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
9 activities🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park; Country park — good for group day out
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, toilets, picnic area; Country park — designed for family visits
playground, toilets, parking
Dogs allowed — country park
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby · 36 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chesterfield Round WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Cuckoo WayWalking route▾
Barlborough Heritage TrailWalking route▾
The Chaffinch TrailWalking route▾
The Miners WayWalking route▾
Netherthorpe Footbridgepublic footpath · 30 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 30 mPath type: footway
76 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Stockley TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Rother Valley WashlandsCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Doorstep RideCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 3Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Route 67Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
7 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Path round Poolsbrook Lake
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Path round Poolsbrook Lake
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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Wildlife to spot
29,756 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
29,756 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds51 species
autumnwinter
2025Coot · Robin · Great Tit · Carrion Crow · Magpie
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All 51 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- CootFulica atra
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RavenCorvus corax
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
- Common GullLarus canus
- Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Chiloe WigeonMareca sibilatrix
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Alder · Viper's-bugloss · Bristly Oxtongue · Crataegus rhipidophylla · Blackthorn
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All 86 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
- Crataegus rhipidophyllaCrataegus rhipidophylla
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
29,756 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds51 species
autumnwinter
2025Coot · Robin · Great Tit · Carrion Crow · Magpie
+46 more speciesHide species list
All 51 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- CootFulica atra
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RavenCorvus corax
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
- Common GullLarus canus
- Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Chiloe WigeonMareca sibilatrix
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Alder · Viper's-bugloss · Bristly Oxtongue · Crataegus rhipidophylla · Blackthorn
+81 more speciesHide species list
All 86 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
- Crataegus rhipidophyllaCrataegus rhipidophylla
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil
Lotus pedunculatus
Lotus pedunculatus
PennyroyalMentha pulegiumPennyroyalMentha pulegiumCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisMarsh-marigoldCaltha palustrisDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumHopHumulus lupulusHopHumulus lupulusCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareGreat BindweedCalystegia sepium subsp. sepiumGreat BindweedCalystegia sepium subsp. sepiumShort-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurumShort-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurumSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisDowny BirchBetula pubescensDowny BirchBetula pubescensHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataOsierSalix viminalisOsierSalix viminalisTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa subsp. cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa subsp. cespitosaSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisHoary RagwortJacobaea erucifoliaHoary RagwortJacobaea erucifoliaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHairy SedgeCarex hirtaHairy SedgeCarex hirtaRed BartsiaOdontites vernusRed BartsiaOdontites vernusBilbao FleabaneErigeron floribundusBilbao FleabaneErigeron floribundusCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaReed Sweet-grassGlyceria maximaReed Sweet-grassGlyceria maximaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaHenbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicauleHenbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicauleCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiGuernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensisGuernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensisChicoryCichorium intybusChicoryCichorium intybusCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataTall MelilotMelilotus altissimusTall MelilotMelilotus altissimusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusWild CarrotDaucus carotaWild CarrotDaucus carotaSquare-stalked WillowherbEpilobium tetragonumSquare-stalked WillowherbEpilobium tetragonumTansyTanacetum vulgareTansyTanacetum vulgareHedge BedstrawGalium albumHedge BedstrawGalium albumCommon ReedPhragmites australisCommon ReedPhragmites australisWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseBulrushTypha latifoliaBulrushTypha latifoliaCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus