Sutton Springs Wood - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland27 ha
Plan your visit
🍂Seasonal🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome27 ha
Getting here
53.21582, -1.36675
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km12 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chesterfield Round WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Cuckoo WayWalking route▾
The Welly Walk, HardwickWalking route4 km▾
Wellies not essential!
Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Staveley to Chesterfield spur)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional 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
68 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Stockley TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Rother Valley WashlandsCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 3Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Route 67Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route4 m▾
Named routeLength 4 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
10 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
10,883 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,883 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLittle Owl
Bramble · Centaurea nigra · Silver Birch · Festuca rubra · Common Bent +137
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
- Silver BirchBetula pendula
- Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- HawkweedHieracium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,883 records · National Biodiversity NetworkLittle Owl
Bramble · Centaurea nigra · Silver Birch · Festuca rubra · Common Bent +137
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
- Silver BirchBetula pendula
- Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- HawkweedHieracium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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