Birchhall Golf Club ✦ Ancient woodland 10 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 10 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Chesterfield Getting here
53.27535, -1.44816
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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 🌿 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🌿 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, Raven, Peregrine +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Raven, Peregrine +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Bramble, Dandelion, Common Nettle +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam, Cow Parsley +90 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Eristalis tenax, Harlequin Ladybird, Hornet Hoverfly +10 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Eristalis tenax, Harlequin Ladybird, Hornet Hoverfly +10 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby · 26 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 ▾
South Chesterfield Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Trans-Pennine Trail (Staveley to Chesterfield spur) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Sheffield Country Walk Walking route 85 km ▾
Named route Length 85 km Regional walking route
Show on map 63 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 4 m ▾
Named route Length 4 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface other
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 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Emerging from Brierley Wood
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Wildlife to spot
8,087 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,087 records · National Biodiversity Network Barn Owl · Peregrine · Raven · Tawny Owl · Woodpigeon +20
Barn Owl Tyto alba Peregrine Falco peregrinus Raven Corvus corax Tawny Owl Strix aluco Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Hobby Falco subbuteo Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Dunnock Prunella modularis Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Long-eared Owl Asio otus Wigeon Mareca penelope Merlin Falco columbarius Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2024 Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Red Fox · Mole · Roe Deer +1
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Noctule Nyctalus noctula2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Badger Meles meles Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 5 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Harlequin Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · Lesser Stag Beetle · Red-legged Shieldbug
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024 Broad-leaved Helleborine · Himalayan Balsam · Pineappleweed · Holly · Gorse +20
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine2025 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025 Holly Ilex aquifolium Gorse Ulex europaeus Musk-mallow Malva moschata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,087 records · National Biodiversity Network Barn Owl · Peregrine · Raven · Tawny Owl · Woodpigeon +20
Barn Owl Tyto alba Peregrine Falco peregrinus Raven Corvus corax Tawny Owl Strix aluco Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Hobby Falco subbuteo Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Dunnock Prunella modularis Jay Garrulus glandarius Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Long-eared Owl Asio otus Wigeon Mareca penelope Merlin Falco columbarius Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2024 Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Red Fox · Mole · Roe Deer +1
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024 Noctule Nyctalus noctula2024 Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Mole Talpa europaea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Badger Meles meles Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 5 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Eristalis tenax · Harlequin Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · Lesser Stag Beetle · Red-legged Shieldbug
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024 Broad-leaved Helleborine · Himalayan Balsam · Pineappleweed · Holly · Gorse +20
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine2025 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025 Holly Ilex aquifolium Gorse Ulex europaeus Musk-mallow Malva moschata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2025
Perennial Sow-thistle 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
Ramsons Allium ursinum2025
Ramsons Allium ursinum2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2024
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum2024
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2024
Water Mint Mentha aquatica2024
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2024
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale2024
Wood Millet Milium effusum2024
Wood Millet Milium effusum2024
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2024
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2024
Russian Comfrey Symphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2024
Russian Comfrey Symphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum2024
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2024
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2024
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra2024
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra2024
Wayfaring-tree Viburnum lantana2024
Wayfaring-tree Viburnum lantana2024
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea2024
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