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Butterley Wood - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

53.06074, -1.40825

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 204m 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 204m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km

Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route

Amber Valley Routeways Walk 11Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Amber Valley Routeway Walk 14Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Amber Valley Routeways Walk 12Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Amber Valley Routeway Walk 18Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Butterley Lanepublic footpath · 125 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 125 mSurface gravelPath type: service

Bridle Lanepublic footpath · 339 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 339 mSurface asphaltPath type: path

Butterley Lanepublic footpath · 208 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 208 mSurface gravelPath type: track

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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Ripley GreenwayCycling route

Named routeRef Ripley GreenwayLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

30,304 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

30,304 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

winter

2026

Teal · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Mallard · Carrion Crow +34

TealAnas crecca2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great TitParus major2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2026

Round-leaved Crowfoot

Round-leaved CrowfootRanunculus omiophyllus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

30,304 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

winter

2026

Teal · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Mallard · Carrion Crow +34

TealAnas crecca2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great TitParus major2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2026

Round-leaved Crowfoot

Round-leaved CrowfootRanunculus omiophyllus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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