Padley Wood - Broadleaved woodland
3 ha
🎠Play🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
53.13862, -1.38170
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 169m 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 169m 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 km11 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chesterfield Round WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
South Chesterfield WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
The Welly Walk, HardwickWalking route4 km▾
Wellies not essential!
Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
The Oak Walk, HardwickWalking route5.6 km▾
Dogs on leads in the park.
Named routeLength 5.6 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
The Sculpture Trail, HardwickWalking route5.3 km▾
Discover the craftmanship of the Hardwick Masons as you follow the new sculptures along the trail. Dogs on leads in the park.
Named routeLength 5.3 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Pit Lanepublic footpath · 148 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 148 mSurface gravelPath type: footway
Pit Lanepublic footpath · 65 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 65 mSurface gravelPath type: track
10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Blackwell TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 67Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route72 m▾
Named routeRef 67Length 72 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route23 m▾
Named routeRef 67Length 23 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route3.1 km▾
Named routeRef 67Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route32 m▾
Named routeRef 67Length 32 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
7,838 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,838 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Robin · Magpie · Wren · Blue Tit +45
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- RavenCorvus corax
- CootFulica atra
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Holly · Tansy · Mugwort · Common Knapweed · Japanese Knotweed +9
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- TansyTanacetum vulgare
- MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra subsp. nigra
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris
- TimothyPhleum pratense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,838 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Robin · Magpie · Wren · Blue Tit +45
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- RavenCorvus corax
- CootFulica atra
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Brown Hare
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Holly · Tansy · Mugwort · Common Knapweed · Japanese Knotweed +9
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- TansyTanacetum vulgare
- MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra subsp. nigra
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris
- TimothyPhleum pratense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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