Hell Meadow - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
52.89106, -1.51152
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Derby Nomad WayWalking route79 km▾
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km▾
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 17Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 9Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
76 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
14,336 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
14,336 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Moorhen · Mute Swan · Coot · Little Grebe · Magpie +27
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Great TitParus major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GadwallMareca strepera
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Hornet Hoverfly · Xanthogramma pedissequum · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Rhamphus oxyacanthae +12
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Rhamphus oxyacanthaeRhamphus oxyacanthae
- Dorhn’s Alder Mining SawflyFenusa dohrnii
Opium Poppy · Tutsan · Fodder Burnet · Field Bindweed · Lady's Bedstraw +53
- Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum
- TutsanHypericum androsaemum
- Fodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum
- Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- White StonecropSedum album
- Garden LobeliaLobelia erinus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
14,336 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Moorhen · Mute Swan · Coot · Little Grebe · Magpie +27
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- MagpiePica pica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Great TitParus major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GadwallMareca strepera
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle · Hornet Hoverfly · Xanthogramma pedissequum · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Rhamphus oxyacanthae +12
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Rhamphus oxyacanthaeRhamphus oxyacanthae
- Dorhn’s Alder Mining SawflyFenusa dohrnii
Opium Poppy · Tutsan · Fodder Burnet · Field Bindweed · Lady's Bedstraw +53
- Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum
- TutsanHypericum androsaemum
- Fodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum
- Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- White StonecropSedum album
- Garden LobeliaLobelia erinus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Typhlocyba quercus
Typhlocyba quercus
Typhlocyba quercus
Typhlocyba quercus
Wild Rose FusehornArge ochropusWild Rose FusehornArge ochropusIassus lanioIassus lanioIassus lanioIassus lanioMelangyna umbellatarumMelangyna umbellatarumMelangyna umbellatarumMelangyna umbellatarumSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisDasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctusDasysyrphus tricinctusBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumHedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicumThree-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrumThree-cornered GarlicAllium triquetrumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumAmphibious BistortPersicaria amphibiaAmphibious BistortPersicaria amphibiaLungwortPulmonaria officinalisLungwortPulmonaria officinalisCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataGarden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollisGarden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollisCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCrab AppleMalus sylvestrisCrab AppleMalus sylvestrisHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburCommon ReedPhragmites australisCommon ReedPhragmites australisWood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaWood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvaticaCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorYellow-rattleRhinanthus minorFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaBee OrchidOphrys apiferaBee OrchidOphrys apiferaCommon Club-rushSchoenoplectus lacustrisCommon Club-rushSchoenoplectus lacustrisBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaWild CherryPrunus aviumWild CherryPrunus aviumBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiWhite BryonyBryonia dioicaWhite BryonyBryonia dioicaBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumBranched Bur-reedSparganium erectumGreater Pond-sedgeCarex ripariaGreater Pond-sedgeCarex ripariaAppleMalus domesticaAppleMalus domesticaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusTall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceusSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumSticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratumIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusEvents & activities nearby
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