Padley Wood - Broadleaved woodland
4 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
53.14160, -1.38527
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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 km11 signed routes nearby · 6 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 · 65 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 65 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Back Lanepublic footpath · 96 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 96 mPath type: track
Pit Lanepublic footpath · 148 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 148 mSurface gravelPath type: footway
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
2 public paths nearby
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Wildlife to spot
7,387 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
7,387 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springautumn
2025▾
Wren · Carrion Crow · Robin · Moorhen · Woodpigeon +45
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- CootFulica atra
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- RavenCorvus corax
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SwiftApus apus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
🌿Plants20 species
springsummer
2025▾
Holly · Japanese Knotweed · Dactylorhiza fuchsii x praetermissa = D. x grandis · Lesser Trefoil · Water-plantain +15
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Dactylorhiza fuchsii x praetermissa = D. x grandisDactylorhiza fuchsii x praetermissa = D. x grandis
- Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
- Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica
- Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,387 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springautumn
2025▾
Wren · Carrion Crow · Robin · Moorhen · Woodpigeon +45
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- CootFulica atra
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- RavenCorvus corax
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SwiftApus apus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
🌿Plants20 species
springsummer
2025▾
Holly · Japanese Knotweed · Dactylorhiza fuchsii x praetermissa = D. x grandis · Lesser Trefoil · Water-plantain +15
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
- Dactylorhiza fuchsii x praetermissa = D. x grandisDactylorhiza fuchsii x praetermissa = D. x grandis
- Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
- Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica
- Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natansBroad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natansCommon Spike-rushEleocharis palustrisCommon Spike-rushEleocharis palustrisTimothyPhleum pratenseTimothyPhleum pratenseSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisPepper-saxifrageSilaum silausPepper-saxifrageSilaum silausHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumScots PinePinus sylvestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisWych ElmUlmus glabraWych ElmUlmus glabraFalse OxlipPrimula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyanthaFalse OxlipPrimula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyanthaHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisCuckooflowerCardamine pratensisGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburEvents & activities nearby
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