Townfield Spinney - Broadleaved woodland
7 ha
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🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
53.25764, -1.46151
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 124m away — 20 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 124m away — 20 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
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km15 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chesterfield Round WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Cuckoo WayWalking route▾
South Chesterfield WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Staveley to Chesterfield spur)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 11Walking route17 km▾
Named routeLength 17 kmRegional walking route
55 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5Local 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 route548 m▾
Named routeLength 548 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route107 m▾
Named routeLength 107 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
25,469 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
25,469 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Barn Owl · Raven · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Coot +43
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- RavenCorvus corax
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- CootFulica atra
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Common GullLarus canus
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwiftApus apus
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- WigeonMareca penelope
- MerlinFalco columbarius
Red Fox · Hedgehog
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Frog
🐝Insects9 species
springsummer
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Dock Bug · Hornet Hoverfly · Red-legged Shieldbug +4
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
- Orange Ladybird
Cow Parsley · Blackthorn · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Greater Plantain · Selfheal +11
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- HollyIlex aquifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
25,469 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Barn Owl · Raven · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Coot +43
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- RavenCorvus corax
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- CootFulica atra
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Common GullLarus canus
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwiftApus apus
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- WigeonMareca penelope
- MerlinFalco columbarius
Red Fox · Hedgehog
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Frog
🐝Insects9 species
springsummer
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Dock Bug · Hornet Hoverfly · Red-legged Shieldbug +4
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
- Orange Ladybird
Cow Parsley · Blackthorn · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Greater Plantain · Selfheal +11
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- HollyIlex aquifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025EupeodesEupeodes2025EupeodesEupeodes2025BeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorGreater PeriwinkleVinca majorBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaSnapdragonAntirrhinum majusSnapdragonAntirrhinum majusRed ValerianCentranthus ruberRed ValerianCentranthus ruberRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaEvents & activities nearby
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