Cockshutt Woods - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland6 ha
🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
53.17266, -1.33375
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 on site — 10 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 on site — 10 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km12 signed routes nearby · 33 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chesterfield Round WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Archaeological Way (old route)Walking route▾
The Welly Walk, HardwickWalking route4 km▾
Wellies not essential!
Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Skegby TrailWalking route▾
The Oak Walk, HardwickWalking route5.6 km▾
Dogs on leads in the park.
Named routeLength 5.6 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route
20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Stockley TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Skegby 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 route76 m▾
Named routeRef 67Length 76 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
15,534 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
15,534 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Robin · Wren · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Canada Goose +45
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- CootFulica atra
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
🌿Plants14 species
winterspring
2026▾
Bluebell · Wood Anemone · Lesser Celandine · Dog's Mercury · Snowdrop +9
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- SnowdropGalanthus
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Salmonberry
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,534 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Robin · Wren · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Canada Goose +45
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- CootFulica atra
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- GadwallMareca strepera2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
🌿Plants14 species
winterspring
2026▾
Bluebell · Wood Anemone · Lesser Celandine · Dog's Mercury · Snowdrop +9
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- SnowdropGalanthus
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Salmonberry
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rubus spectabilis
Rubus spectabilis
RamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumPrimrosePrimula vulgarisPrimrosePrimula vulgarisFritillaria imperialisFritillaria imperialisFritillaria imperialisFritillaria imperialisOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumWinter AconiteEranthis hyemalisWinter AconiteEranthis hyemalisHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumSowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2025SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2025