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Places › England › East Midlands › Amber Valley Getting here
53.09247, -1.41147
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, House Sparrow, Blackbird +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, House Sparrow, Blackbird +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Yellow Fieldcap, Rhodocollybia asema, Clustered Brittlestem +16 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Yellow Fieldcap, Rhodocollybia asema, Clustered Brittlestem +16 more · last seen 2021
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Peacock, Large White +63 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Peacock, Large White +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Bittersweet, Meadowsweet +41 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Bittersweet, Meadowsweet +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Derwent Valley Heritage Way Walking route 89 km ▾
Named route Length 89 km Regional walking route
Show on map Amber Valley Routeways Walk 12 Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Amber Valley Routeway Walk 18 Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Cromford Canal Footpath Walking route ▾
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 5 Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Blackwell Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Ripley Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Ripley Greenway Local cycle route
Show on map Route 67 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 67 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 67 Length 3.1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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Wildlife to spot
5,750 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,750 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +38
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rock Dove Columba livia Magpie Pica pica Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rook Corvus frugilegus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Raven Corvus corax Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Siskin Spinus spinus Coal Tit Periparus ater Swift Apus apus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Barn Owl Tyto alba Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Badger · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Common Shrew · Bank Vole +5
Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Common Shrew Sorex araneus Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus Water Shrew Neomys fodiens 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Southern Hawker · Brown Hawker · Glow-worm
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024 Meadowsweet · Smooth Sow-thistle · Rhododendron · Narrow-leaved Ragwort · Hemp-agrimony +2
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2024 Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens2024 Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2024 Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,750 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +38
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rock Dove Columba livia Magpie Pica pica Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rook Corvus frugilegus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Raven Corvus corax Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Siskin Spinus spinus Coal Tit Periparus ater Swift Apus apus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2024 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Barn Owl Tyto alba Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Badger · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Common Shrew · Bank Vole +5
Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Common Shrew Sorex araneus Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus Water Shrew Neomys fodiens 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Southern Hawker · Brown Hawker · Glow-worm
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024 Meadowsweet · Smooth Sow-thistle · Rhododendron · Narrow-leaved Ragwort · Hemp-agrimony +2
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2024 Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens2024 Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2024 Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red Fox
Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes2024
Vulpes vulpes2024
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024
Otter Lutra lutra2024
Otter Lutra lutra2024 2024
2024
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2024
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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