The Rookery - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🎠Play🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.84866, -1.56142
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
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 212m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 212m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Derby Nomad WayWalking route79 km▾
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
National Forest WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
42 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 549Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 549National Cycle Network
Route 54Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Derby Orbital Route 66Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 66Regional cycle route
Great Northern GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef Great Northern GreenwayPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Hilton Local Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
64,792 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
64,792 records · National Biodiversity NetworkOystercatcher · Great Crested Grebe · Goldcrest · Robin · Lapwing +8
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
Dandelion · Blackthorn · Lesser Celandine · Common Ivy · Elder +88
- DandelionTaraxacum
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Common IvyHedera helix subsp. helix
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
64,792 records · National Biodiversity NetworkOystercatcher · Great Crested Grebe · Goldcrest · Robin · Lapwing +8
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
Dandelion · Blackthorn · Lesser Celandine · Common Ivy · Elder +88
- DandelionTaraxacum
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Common IvyHedera helix subsp. helix
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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