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Derby Docks

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.10403, -2.45545

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan, Coot +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan, Coot +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Green Shieldbug +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Green Shieldbug +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Two Saints WayWalking route148 km

Two Saints Way - Chester Cathedral to/from Lichfield Cathedral. In the late Middle Ages a steady stream of pilgrims walked this way – both housing shrines to two game-changing Mercian saints in the 7th century - St Werburgh and St Chad

Named routeRef TSWLength 148 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
A Walk around HaslingtonWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route
Named route
Weaver Way (Nantwich Loop)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Weaver WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

114 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cheshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 70Regional cycle route
Route 551Cycling route
Named routeRef 551National Cycle Network
Route 451Cycling route
Named routeRef 451National Cycle Network
Route 75Cycling route
Named routeRef 75Regional cycle route
Route 551Cycling route
Named routeRef 551National Cycle Network
Route (551)Cycling route
Named routeRef (551)National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Co-operative food store, Crewe

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Co-operative food store, Crewe

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Queens ParkUrban park1.2 km→✦CREWE HALLHistoric site4.3 km→🌱Leighton Brook ParkUrban park800 m→🌱Tipkinder ParkUrban park900 m→🌱Macon MeadowsUrban park2.1 km→🌱Joey the SwanUrban park2.2 km→

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