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Alfreton Golf Course

15 ha

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

53.09040, -1.41214

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — House Sparrow, Blue Tit, Swallow +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Sparrow, Blue Tit, Swallow +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Yellow Fieldcap, Rhodocollybia asema, Paxillus obscurisporus +16 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Yellow Fieldcap, Rhodocollybia asema, Paxillus obscurisporus +16 more · last seen 2021

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Large White, Peacock +54 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, Peacock +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Meadowsweet, Hedge Woundwort +40 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Meadowsweet, Hedge Woundwort +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 35 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Amber Valley Routeways Walk 12Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 18Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Cromford Canal FootpathWalking route
Named route
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 5Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Blackwell TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Ripley GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef Ripley GreenwayLocal cycle route
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.1 km
Named routeRef 67Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Trackway on the edge of Alfreton Golf Course

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Trackway on the edge of Alfreton Golf Course

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Alfreton ParkUrban park1.1 km→🌱Riddings ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Crossley ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Crossley ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Charnwood Drive ParkUrban park5 km→🌱Alfreton ParkUrban park1.2 km→

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