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Places › England › East Midlands › Derby Getting here
52.95669, -1.48376
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 73m away — 12 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 73m away — 12 car parks within reach £ 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 — Woodpigeon, Robin, Great Tit +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Great Tit +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Hawthorn, Germander Speedwell +43 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Hawthorn, Germander Speedwell +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Comma +46 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Comma +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hawthorn, Meadowsweet, Mouse-ear-hawkweed +3 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 19 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Midshires Way Walking route 370 km ▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named route Length 370 km Regional walking route
Show on map Derby Nomad Way Walking route 79 km ▾
Named route Length 79 km Regional walking route
Show on map Derwent Valley Heritage Way Walking route 89 km ▾
Named route Length 89 km Regional walking route
Show on map Centenary Way (Derbyshire) Walking route ▾
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 17 Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Church Walk public footpath · 99 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 99 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map Church Walk public footpath · 78 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 78 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map 75 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 National Cycle Network
Show on map Derby Orbital Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 Regional cycle route
Show on map Great Northern Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Great Northern Greenway Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Route 672 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 672 National Cycle Network
Show on map Great Northern Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Great Northern Greenway Local cycle route
Show on map Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
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45,753 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 45,753 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Mallard · Blue Tit · Redwing · Magpie +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Redwing Turdus iliacus Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cherry Laurel · Hawthorn · Thale Cress · Hazel · Wood Avens +40
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana Hazel Corylus avellana Wood Avens Geum urbanum Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Mistletoe Viscum album Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 45,753 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Mallard · Blue Tit · Redwing · Magpie +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Redwing Turdus iliacus Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cherry Laurel · Hawthorn · Thale Cress · Hazel · Wood Avens +40
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana Hazel Corylus avellana Wood Avens Geum urbanum Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Mistletoe Viscum album Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis2025
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis2025
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2025
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre2025
Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Snapdragon Antirrhinum majus2025
Snapdragon Antirrhinum majus2025
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum2025
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Perennial Cornflower Centaurea montana2025
Perennial Cornflower Centaurea montana2025
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica2025
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica2025
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium2025
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium2025
Bugle Ajuga reptans2025
Bugle Ajuga reptans2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum2025
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2025
Oregon-grape Mahonia aquifolium2025
Oregon-grape Mahonia aquifolium2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Lamb's-ear Stachys byzantina2025
Lamb's-ear Stachys byzantina2025
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium2025
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Honesty Lunaria annua2025
Honesty Lunaria annua2025
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
Love-in-a-mist Nigella damascena2025
Love-in-a-mist Nigella damascena2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Crack-willow Salix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis2025
Crack-willow Salix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis2025
Water Bent Polypogon viridis2025
Water Bent Polypogon viridis2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea2025
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea2025
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum2025
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum2025
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2025
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2025
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2025
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2025
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris2025
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris2025
Hairy Tare Ervilia hirsuta2025
Hairy Tare Ervilia hirsuta2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2025
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2025
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia2025
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia2025 