Broadleaved woodland near Newton
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.13338, -1.35109
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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 230m away — 4 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 230m away — 4 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
Named cycling route nearby: Route 67
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km12 signed routes nearby · 11 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
Five Pits Trail Newton Linkpublic footpath · 256 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 256 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
Elm Tree Rowpublic footpath · 12 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 12 mSurface fine_gravelPath type: track
Five Pits Trail Newton Linkpublic footpath · 85 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 85 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Blackwell TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 67Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Teversal TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
8,839 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
8,839 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springautumn
2025▾
Wren · Robin · Moorhen · Carrion Crow · Magpie +39
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- CootFulica atra
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- RavenCorvus corax
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SwiftApus apus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Mole
🐝Insects4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Myrmus miriformis · Hemicrepidius hirtus · Cantharis rustica · Phryganeidae
- Myrmus miriformisMyrmus miriformis
- Hemicrepidius hirtusHemicrepidius hirtus
- Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
- PhryganeidaePhryganeidae
Lesser Celandine · Musk-mallow · Common Knapweed · Tansy · Mugwort +11
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Musk-mallowMalva moschata2025
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra subsp. nigra2025
- TansyTanacetum vulgare2025
- MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
- Dactylorhiza fuchsii x praetermissa = D. x grandisDactylorhiza fuchsii x praetermissa = D. x grandis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,839 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springautumn
2025▾
Wren · Robin · Moorhen · Carrion Crow · Magpie +39
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- CootFulica atra
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- RavenCorvus corax
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SwiftApus apus
- CuckooCuculus canorus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Mole
🐝Insects4 species
springsummer
2025▾
Myrmus miriformis · Hemicrepidius hirtus · Cantharis rustica · Phryganeidae
- Myrmus miriformisMyrmus miriformis
- Hemicrepidius hirtusHemicrepidius hirtus
- Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
- PhryganeidaePhryganeidae
Lesser Celandine · Musk-mallow · Common Knapweed · Tansy · Mugwort +11
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Musk-mallowMalva moschata2025
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra subsp. nigra2025
- TansyTanacetum vulgare2025
- MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
- Dactylorhiza fuchsii x praetermissa = D. x grandisDactylorhiza fuchsii x praetermissa = D. x grandis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica2025Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica2025Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2025Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2025Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2025Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2025Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris2025Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris2025TimothyPhleum pratense2025TimothyPhleum pratense2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2025Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2025Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris2025Bladder CampionSilene vulgaris2025