Birchhall Golf Club ✦ Ancient woodland 10 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 10 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Chesterfield Getting here
53.28125, -1.45778
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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Barn Owl, Blackbird, Goldfinch +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Blackbird, Goldfinch +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Japanese Knotweed, Red Clover +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, 14-spot Ladybird +29 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, 14-spot Ladybird +29 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hawthorn, Hazel, Fennel +4 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 18 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Chesterfield Round Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Cuckoo Way Walking route ▾
Sheffield Round Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SRW
Show on map Trans-Pennine Trail (Staveley to Chesterfield spur) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 11 Walking route 17 km ▾
Named route Length 17 km Regional walking route
Show on map Hilltop Road public footpath · 322 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 322 m Path type: service
Show on map 57 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 67 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 67 National Cycle Network
Show on map N/A Cycling route 548 m ▾
Named route Length 548 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 107 m ▾
Named route Length 107 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 241 m ▾
Named route Length 241 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 7 public paths nearby
Public paths
Highgate Lane bridleway · 444 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 444 m Surface asphalt Path type: track
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Bookable tours Wildlife to spot
15,814 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,814 records · National Biodiversity Network Goldfinch · Tawny Owl · Kestrel · Jay · Barn Owl +24
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jay Garrulus glandarius Barn Owl Tyto alba Swallow Hirundo rustica Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Peregrine Falco peregrinus Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Martin Delichon urbicum Hobby Falco subbuteo Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Nuthatch Sitta europaea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Roe Deer · Common Shrew · Mole · Red Fox · Brown Hare +3
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Common Shrew Sorex araneus Mole Talpa europaea Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Field Vole Microtus agrestis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Green Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Roesel's Bush-cricket +13
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Himalayan Balsam · Lesser Celandine · Holly · Gorse · Broad-leaved Helleborine +23
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Holly Ilex aquifolium Gorse Ulex europaeus Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine2025 Musk-mallow Malva moschata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,814 records · National Biodiversity Network Goldfinch · Tawny Owl · Kestrel · Jay · Barn Owl +24
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jay Garrulus glandarius Barn Owl Tyto alba Swallow Hirundo rustica Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Peregrine Falco peregrinus Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Martin Delichon urbicum Hobby Falco subbuteo Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Nuthatch Sitta europaea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Roe Deer · Common Shrew · Mole · Red Fox · Brown Hare +3
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Common Shrew Sorex araneus Mole Talpa europaea Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Field Vole Microtus agrestis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Green Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Roesel's Bush-cricket +13
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Himalayan Balsam · Lesser Celandine · Holly · Gorse · Broad-leaved Helleborine +23
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Holly Ilex aquifolium Gorse Ulex europaeus Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine2025 Musk-mallow Malva moschata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Melanostoma Melanostoma2025
Melanostoma Melanostoma2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Perennial Sow-thistle
Perennial Sow-thistle
Sonchus arvensis2025
Sonchus arvensis2025
Medick Medicago sativa2025
Medick Medicago sativa2025
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2025
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2025
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus2025
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus2025
Trifolium incarnatum Trifolium incarnatum2025
Trifolium incarnatum Trifolium incarnatum2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia2025
Sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia2025
Chicory Cichorium intybus2025
Chicory Cichorium intybus2025
Wild Plum Prunus domestica2025
Wild Plum Prunus domestica2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Hazel Corylus avellana2025
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2025
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2025
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2025
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2025
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2025
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2025
Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum2025
Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Daisy Bellis perennis2025
Pink Masterwort Astrantia major2025
Pink Masterwort Astrantia major2025
Fennel Foeniculum vulgare2025
Fennel Foeniculum vulgare2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025 