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Bradbury Wood

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 Norman Caesar · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.20103, -1.45116

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 343m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — House Sparrow, Blue Tit, Mallard +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Sparrow, Blue Tit, Mallard +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Broad-leaved Helleborine, Lesser Knotweed +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Meadowsweet, Amphibious Bistort, Thyme-leaved Speedwell

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Mystacides longicornis, Bertkauia lucifuga, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +14 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Mystacides longicornis, Bertkauia lucifuga, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chesterfield Round WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Cuckoo WayWalking route
Named route
South Chesterfield WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Staveley to Chesterfield spur)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
North Wingfield WalkWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

42 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Rother Valley WashlandsCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route4 m
Named routeLength 4 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
N/ACycling route548 m
Named routeLength 548 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Entrance to Lothlorien and Branbury Wood

📷 Norman Caesar · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Entrance to Lothlorien and Branbury Wood

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🌱Queen's ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱The Avenue Reclamation SiteUrban park2.4 km→🌱Somersall ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Queen's ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Eastwood ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Shentall Memorial GardensUrban park4.1 km→

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