King's Wood - Broadleaved woodland
8 ha
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🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
53.25992, -1.46711
Open directionsv
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
- 🅿️Holmebrook Valley Park 374m away — 16 car parks within reach
🌤️ 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
- 🅿️Holmebrook Valley Park 374m away — 16 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 km16 signed routes nearby · 4 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
50 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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Footpath off Dunston Road
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Wildlife to spot
23,549 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
23,549 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Barn Owl · Raven · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Coot +43
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- RavenCorvus corax
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Common GullLarus canus
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwiftApus apus
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- WigeonMareca penelope
- MerlinFalco columbarius
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Frog
🐝Insects7 species
springsummer
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Eristalis tenax · Dock Bug · Hornet Hoverfly +2
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
- Red-legged Shieldbug
🌿Plants12 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Blackthorn · Pedunculate Oak · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Greater Plantain · Selfheal +7
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
23,549 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Barn Owl · Raven · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Coot +43
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- RavenCorvus corax
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Common GullLarus canus
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwiftApus apus
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- WigeonMareca penelope
- MerlinFalco columbarius
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Frog
🐝Insects7 species
springsummer
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Eristalis tenax · Dock Bug · Hornet Hoverfly +2
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
- Red-legged Shieldbug
🌿Plants12 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Blackthorn · Pedunculate Oak · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Greater Plantain · Selfheal +7
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine
- Greater PlantainPlantago major
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pentatoma rufipes2025
Pentatoma rufipes2025
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaEvents & activities nearby
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