Parkhead Wood - Broadleaved woodland
0 ha
🌿Foraging🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
52.91714, -1.28964
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
- 🌿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
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km24 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Derby Nomad WayWalking route79 km▾
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km▾
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Erewash Circular Route 4Walking route▾
Erewash Circular Route 13Walking route▾
65 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Clifton <> KegworthCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 67Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Erewash Valley TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route405 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 405 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
38,094 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
38,094 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Jackdaw · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie +29
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SwiftApus apus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Mole
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects33 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Banded Demoiselle · Dock Bug · Common Carder Bee · Brown Hawker · Migrant Hawker +28
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Orpine · Snowberry · Hart's-Tongue · Devil's-bit Scabious · Common Knapweed +13
- OrpineHylotelephium telephium
- SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
38,094 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
summerautumnwinter
2025▾
Jackdaw · Great Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie +29
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SwiftApus apus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Mole
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MoleTalpa europaea
🐸Amphibians1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects33 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Banded Demoiselle · Dock Bug · Common Carder Bee · Brown Hawker · Migrant Hawker +28
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Orpine · Snowberry · Hart's-Tongue · Devil's-bit Scabious · Common Knapweed +13
- OrpineHylotelephium telephium
- SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
- Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
- Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
- Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Green Shieldbug
Green Shieldbug
Palomena prasina
Palomena prasina
Southern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxEristalis tenaxVolucella inanisVolucella inanisVolucella inanisVolucella inanisCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensVolucella pellucensBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisBright Four-spined LegionnaireChorisops nagatomiiBright Four-spined LegionnaireChorisops nagatomiiRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctataMystacides azureaMystacides azureaMystacides azureaMystacides azureaChilacis typhaeChilacis typhaeChilacis typhaeChilacis typhaeLesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatusLesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusCommon Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glaucaCommon Water-BoatmanNotonecta (Notonecta) glaucaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusGoldenrodSolidago virgaureaGoldenrodSolidago virgaureaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaCommon FleabanePulicaria dysentericaBorageBorago officinalisBorageBorago officinalisArgentinian VervainVerbena bonariensisArgentinian VervainVerbena bonariensisHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaPedunculate OakQuercus roburPedunculate OakQuercus roburGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumBrambleRubusBrambleRubus