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Places › England › East Midlands › Amber Valley Getting here
53.09510, -1.39358
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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 🛝 Playground 254m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground 254m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Yellow Fieldcap, Rhodocollybia asema, Paxillus obscurisporus +7 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Yellow Fieldcap, Rhodocollybia asema, Paxillus obscurisporus +7 more · last seen 2021
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Meadowsweet, Hedge Woundwort, Bittersweet +38 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Meadowsweet, Hedge Woundwort, Bittersweet +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Amber Valley Routeway Walk 8 Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Amber Valley Routeway Walk 4 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
9,131 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,131 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Magpie · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch +30
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rock Dove Columba livia Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Rook Corvus frugilegus Coal Tit Periparus ater Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Herring Gull Larus argentatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Redwing Turdus iliacus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Common Gull Larus canus Goosander Mergus merganser Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldcrest Regulus regulus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Raven Corvus corax Swift Apus apus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Squirrel · Mole · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Badger Meles meles 🐝 Insects 10 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Sphaerophoria · Syrphus · Eristalis tenax · Batman Hoverfly · Eupeodes luniger +5
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria Syrphus Syrphus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,131 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Magpie · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch +30
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rock Dove Columba livia Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Dunnock Prunella modularis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Rook Corvus frugilegus Coal Tit Periparus ater Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Herring Gull Larus argentatus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Redwing Turdus iliacus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Common Gull Larus canus Goosander Mergus merganser Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldcrest Regulus regulus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Raven Corvus corax Swift Apus apus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey Squirrel · Mole · Badger
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea Badger Meles meles 🐝 Insects 10 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Sphaerophoria · Syrphus · Eristalis tenax · Batman Hoverfly · Eupeodes luniger +5
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria Syrphus Syrphus Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chrysotoxum verralli
Chrysotoxum verralli
Chrysotoxum verralli
Chrysotoxum verralli
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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