Derbyshire Hill Allotments
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Dogs welcome
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53.45430, -2.69836
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Mallard +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Mallard +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Opomyza florum +92 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Opomyza florum +92 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hogweed, Bugle, Lesser Celandine +142 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Hogweed, Bugle, Lesser Celandine +142 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hogweed, Hazel, Hawthorn +12 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Rainford Linear Park Walking route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Birchwood to Sankey Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref B2S Local cycle route
Show on map Sankey Canal Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref SCT Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
35,224 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 35,224 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Herring Gull · Blackbird +38
Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Turdus viscivorus viscivorus Turdus viscivorus viscivorus2025 Common Pipistrelle · Daubenton's Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Rabbit · Pipistrelle Bat species
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2025 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 13 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Broad-bodied Chaser · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Four-spotted Chaser +8
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 🌿 Plants 49 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Wood-sorrel · Bugle · Hemp-agrimony · Enchanter's-nightshade · Bluebell +44
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2025 Bugle Ajuga reptans2025 Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025 Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025 Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 35,224 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Herring Gull · Blackbird +38
Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Turdus viscivorus viscivorus Turdus viscivorus viscivorus2025 Common Pipistrelle · Daubenton's Bat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Rabbit · Pipistrelle Bat species
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii2025 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2025 Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 13 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Broad-bodied Chaser · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Four-spotted Chaser +8
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata 🌿 Plants 49 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Wood-sorrel · Bugle · Hemp-agrimony · Enchanter's-nightshade · Bluebell +44
Wood-sorrel Oxalis acetosella2025 Bugle Ajuga reptans2025 Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum2025 Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025 Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Orange-tailed Mining Bee Andrena haemorrhoa
Orange-tailed Mining Bee Andrena haemorrhoa
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus Wood Speedwell
Wood Speedwell
Veronica montana2025
Veronica montana2025
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2025
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa2025
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia2025
Great Horsetail Equisetum telmateia2025
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Heather Calluna vulgaris
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera Prunus cerasifera var. cerasifera
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Broom Cytisus scoparius2025
Broom Cytisus scoparius2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Common Reed Phragmites australis2025
Common Reed Phragmites australis2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare2025
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare2025
Stag's-horn Sumach Rhus typhina2025
Stag's-horn Sumach Rhus typhina2025
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris2025
Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Rosa canina Rosa canina2025
Rosa canina Rosa canina2025
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine2025
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2025
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2025
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus2025
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium2025
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium2025
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2025
Common Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica2025
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis2025
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis2025
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2025
Himalayan Honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa2025
Common Ramping-fumitory Fumaria muralis2025
Common Ramping-fumitory Fumaria muralis2025
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2025
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum2025
Fern-grass Catapodium rigidum2025
Fern-grass Catapodium rigidum2025
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris2025
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris2025
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2025
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2025
False Fox-sedge Carex otrubae2025
False Fox-sedge Carex otrubae2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2025
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris2025
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis2025
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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