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52.90399, -1.46264
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ Ayla Coffee & Store — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails ☕ Ayla Coffee & Store — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🚻 Toilets
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Horse-chestnut, Weld, Elephant-ears +19 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Horse-chestnut, Weld, Elephant-ears +19 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Rhamphus oxyacanthae, Typhlocyba quercus, Wild Rose Fusehorn +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Rhamphus oxyacanthae, Typhlocyba quercus, Wild Rose Fusehorn +4 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Derby Nomad Way Walking route 79 km ▾
Named route Length 79 km Regional walking route
Show on map Derwent Valley Heritage Way Walking route 89 km ▾
Named route Length 89 km Regional walking route
Show on map Amber Valley Routeway Walk 17 Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Circular Walk 19 Walking route ▾
Bonnie Prince Charlie Walk Walking route 28 km ▾
Named route Length 28 km Local walking route
Show on map 97 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 National Cycle Network
Show on map Derby Orbital Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 672 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 672 National Cycle Network
Show on map Great Northern Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Great Northern Greenway Local cycle route
Show on map Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
34,927 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 34,927 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Black-headed Gull · Magpie +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Brown Rat
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Horse-chestnut · Weld · Elephant-ears · Norway Maple · Butterbur +5
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum Weld Reseda luteola Elephant-ears Bergenia crassifolia Norway Maple Acer platanoides Butterbur Petasites hybridus Darwin's Barberry Berberis darwinii Sweet Violet Viola odorata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 34,927 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Black-headed Gull · Magpie +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Brown Rat
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Horse-chestnut · Weld · Elephant-ears · Norway Maple · Butterbur +5
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum Weld Reseda luteola Elephant-ears Bergenia crassifolia Norway Maple Acer platanoides Butterbur Petasites hybridus Darwin's Barberry Berberis darwinii Sweet Violet Viola odorata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera 