Abercrombie Community Park
2 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
53.24338, -1.43196
Open directionsv
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 Woodpigeon and Magpie
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- ☕The Kitchen — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- ☕The Kitchen — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Hawker, Green Shieldbug, Hornet Hoverfly +29 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Garlic Mustard +86 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café; Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chesterfield Round WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Cuckoo WayWalking route▾
South Chesterfield WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Staveley to Chesterfield spur)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Dronfield Rotary WalkWalking route▾
Highbury Grovepublic footpath · 45 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 45 mPath type: residential
Chicken Runpublic footpath · 128 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 128 mSurface pavedPath type: footway
Highbury Grovepublic footpath · 77 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 77 mPath type: residential
74 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Rother Valley WashlandsCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 3Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Route 67Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route4 m▾
Named routeLength 4 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
N/ACycling route548 m▾
Named routeLength 548 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
24,476 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
24,476 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Common Gull · Carrion Crow +31
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
Red Fox · Brown Rat · Hedgehog
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects5 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · Dock Bug · 7-spot Ladybird · Vine Weevil
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Greater Plantain · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Japanese Knotweed · Oregon-grape · Pedunculate Oak +46
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- CornflowerCentaurea cyanus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
24,476 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds36 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Common Gull · Carrion Crow +31
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Willow TitPoecile montanus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
Red Fox · Brown Rat · Hedgehog
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects5 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · Dock Bug · 7-spot Ladybird · Vine Weevil
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
Greater Plantain · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Japanese Knotweed · Oregon-grape · Pedunculate Oak +46
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- CornflowerCentaurea cyanus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas