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📷 Steve Fareham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

53.07208, -1.40860

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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 211m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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 211m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Allotments

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km

Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route

Amber Valley Routeway Walk 14Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Amber Valley Routeways Walk 12Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Amber Valley Routeway Walk 18Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Broxtowe Country TrailWalking route

Named route

🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Blackwell TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Ripley GreenwayCycling route

Named routeRef Ripley GreenwayLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

26,727 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

26,727 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

autumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Mallard · Blue Tit · Magpie · Goldfinch +66

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great TitParus major2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025

🦌

Mammals9 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Badger · Red Fox · Brown Rat +4

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
BadgerMeles meles
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
MoleTalpa europaea
BatChiroptera
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
Common ShrewSorex araneus

🐝

Insects2 species

autumn

2025

Harlequin Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2026

Round-leaved Crowfoot

Round-leaved CrowfootRanunculus omiophyllus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

26,727 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

autumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Mallard · Blue Tit · Magpie · Goldfinch +66

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Great TitParus major2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
CootFulica atra2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025

🦌

Mammals9 species

autumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Badger · Red Fox · Brown Rat +4

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
BadgerMeles meles
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
MoleTalpa europaea
BatChiroptera
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
Common ShrewSorex araneus

🐝

Insects2 species

autumn

2025

Harlequin Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2026

Round-leaved Crowfoot

Round-leaved CrowfootRanunculus omiophyllus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Steve Fareham · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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