Padley Wood - Broadleaved woodland
3 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
53.15649, -1.39732
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 316m away — 6 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 316m away — 6 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
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
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby · 12 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
Danesmoor Footbridgepublic footpath · 25 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 25 mPath type: footway
14 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 route24 m▾
Named routeRef 67Length 24 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Photos
Padley Wood Bridge view towards Pit Lane (Danesmoor)
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Wildlife to spot
4,135 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,135 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Robin · Goldfinch · Blackbird · Linnet +20
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwiftApus apus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Southern Hawker · Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Rosebay Willowherb · Hawthorn · Creeping Thistle · Himalayan Balsam · Silver Birch +117
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Silver BirchBetula pendula
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,135 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Robin · Goldfinch · Blackbird · Linnet +20
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwiftApus apus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Southern Hawker · Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Rosebay Willowherb · Hawthorn · Creeping Thistle · Himalayan Balsam · Silver Birch +117
- Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Silver BirchBetula pendula
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas