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Bass's Recreation Ground

1 ha

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

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52.92276, -1.46867

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Peri Peri Cabin — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Peri Peri Cabin — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidPicnic spotToilets

Best for

12 activities

Picnic day out

Very strong match

picnic area, café, toilets, car park

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

café, toilets, picnic area

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Ramsons, Cleavers, Creeping Buttercup +33 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ramsons, Cleavers, Creeping Buttercup +33 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route

Derby Nomad WayWalking route79 km

Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route

Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km

Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route

Centenary Way (Derbyshire)Walking route

Named route

Amber Valley Routeway Walk 17Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

104 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 54Cycling route

Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network

Derby Orbital Route 66Cycling route

Named routeRef 66Regional cycle route

Route 672Cycling route

Named routeRef 672National Cycle Network

Great Northern GreenwayCycling route

Named routeRef Great Northern GreenwayLocal cycle route

Pennine CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

28,669 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

28,669 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

winter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Robin · Mallard · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +40

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025

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Plants7 species

winterspring

2026

Spotted-laurel · Ramsons · Blackthorn · Raspberry · Bee Orchid +2

Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica
RamsonsAllium ursinum
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides
MistletoeViscum album2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

28,669 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

winter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Robin · Mallard · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +40

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025

🌿

Plants7 species

winterspring

2026

Spotted-laurel · Ramsons · Blackthorn · Raspberry · Bee Orchid +2

Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica
RamsonsAllium ursinum
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides
MistletoeViscum album2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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