Derby Racecourse Roman vicus and cemetery 13 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 13 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Derby Getting here
52.93374, -1.46213
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Cemetery scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +72 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 — Lords-and-Ladies, Hawthorn, Dog's Mercury +36 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Hawthorn, Dog's Mercury +36 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Syrphus, Alder Leaf Beetle, Migrant Hawker +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Syrphus, Alder Leaf Beetle, Migrant Hawker +4 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Ramsons, Hazel +4 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Midshires Way Walking route 370 km ▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named route Length 370 km Regional walking route
Show on map 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 Centenary Way (Derbyshire) Walking route ▾
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 17 Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 96 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
31,166 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 31,166 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Magpie +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 🌿 Plants 16 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Lords-and-Ladies · Mistletoe · Spotted-laurel · Wood Anemone · Gorse +11
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Mistletoe Viscum album2025 Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Gorse Ulex europaeus Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 31,166 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Magpie +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 🌿 Plants 16 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Lords-and-Ladies · Mistletoe · Spotted-laurel · Wood Anemone · Gorse +11
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Mistletoe Viscum album2025 Spotted-laurel Aucuba japonica Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Gorse Ulex europaeus Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hogweed
Hogweed
Heracleum sphondylium
Heracleum sphondylium
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Black-grass Alopecurus myosuroides
Black-grass Alopecurus myosuroides
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025 