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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Dogs welcome

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
  • Margo's Cafe — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Chickweed, Daisy, Horse-chestnut +23 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Chickweed, Daisy, Horse-chestnut +23 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis tenax +9 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Cuckoo-Spit Insect, Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis tenax +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Chickweed, Flowering Currant, Guelder-rose +3 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Derby Nomad WayWalking route79 km
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Erewash Circular Route 13Walking route
Named route
Circular Walk 19Walking route
Named route
Erewash Circular Walk 21Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

95 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Derby Orbital Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66Regional cycle route
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Cloud Trail GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef Cloud Trail GreenwayLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 6Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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