Shirley Park - Conifer woodland
✦ Ancient woodland4 ha
🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
52.97298, -1.68926
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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ 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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Lowland fens 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
Lowland fens — specialist fen birds and passage waders
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 31 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Centenary Way (Derbyshire)Walking route▾
Royal Shrovetide Challenge Walk (down'ards)Walking route▾
Bonnie Prince Charlie WalkWalking route28 km▾
Named routeLength 28 kmLocal walking route
12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route450 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 450 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route225 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 225 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route11.5 km▾
Named routeRef 68Length 11.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route582 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 582 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route94 m▾
Named routeRef 68Length 94 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Tissington TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef Tissington TrailPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Photos
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Wildlife to spot
4,984 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,984 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Carrion Crow · Dunnock · Swallow · Woodpigeon +28
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- MagpiePica pica
- RavenCorvus corax
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Great TitParus major
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CootFulica atra
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
Emperor Dragonfly
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Alder · Yellow Pimpernel · Cock's-foot · Creeping Thistle · Water Mint +112
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Water MintMentha aquatica
- Greater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculata
- Wild PlumPrunus domestica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,984 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Carrion Crow · Dunnock · Swallow · Woodpigeon +28
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- MagpiePica pica
- RavenCorvus corax
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Great TitParus major
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CootFulica atra
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
Emperor Dragonfly
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Alder · Yellow Pimpernel · Cock's-foot · Creeping Thistle · Water Mint +112
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Water MintMentha aquatica
- Greater Tussock-sedgeCarex paniculata
- Wild PlumPrunus domestica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas