Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
52.88356, -1.29763
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦97+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 107m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦97+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 107m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
Best for
8 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Black-headed Gull, Robin, Woodpigeon +94 more · last seen 2025
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Pipistrelle, Grey Squirrel, Otter +15 more · last seen 2025
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Red-legged Shieldbug +53 more · last seen 2026
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hawthorn, Common Nettle, Himalayan Balsam +56 more · last seen 2026
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km18 signed routes nearby · 31 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Derby Nomad WayWalking route79 km▾
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km▾
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Erewash Circular Route 4Walking route▾
Erewash Circular Route 13Walking route▾
Church Avenuepublic footpath · 153 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 153 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Wilne Avenuepublic footpath · 185 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 185 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Church Closepublic footpath · 63 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 63 mPath type: service
59 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Clifton <> KegworthCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 67Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Route 15Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Erewash Valley TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Path through Sawley Recreation Ground
Photos
Path through Sawley Recreation Ground
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
23,242 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
23,242 records · NBN AtlasSpecies observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
23,242 records · NBN AtlasSpecies observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle
Pipistrellus pipistrellus
Pipistrellus pipistrellus
NoctuleNyctalus noctulaNoctuleNyctalus noctulaSoprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeusSoprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeusBadgerMeles melesBadgerMeles melesHedgehogErinaceus europaeusHedgehogErinaceus europaeusBrown HareLepus europaeusBrown HareLepus europaeusLeisler's BatNyctalus leisleriLeisler's BatNyctalus leisleriDaubenton's BatMyotis daubentoniiDaubenton's BatMyotis daubentoniiMoleTalpa europaeaMoleTalpa europaeaMuntjacMuntiacus reevesiMuntjacMuntiacus reevesiBrown RatRattus norvegicusBrown RatRattus norvegicusWeaselMustela nivalisWeaselMustela nivalis2025
2025
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2024Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2024Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatusDryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2024Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2025Strawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubi2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025HydropsycheHydropsyche2025HydropsycheHydropsyche2025Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025Lamprotettix nitidulusLamprotettix nitidulus2025Lamprotettix nitidulusLamprotettix nitidulus2025MystacidesMystacides2025MystacidesMystacides2025Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025Mystacides azureaMystacides azurea2025Mystacides azureaMystacides azurea2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2024Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024Ivy BeeColletes hederae2024Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2024Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2024Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024Iris Flea BeetleAphthona nonstriata2024Iris Flea BeetleAphthona nonstriata2024Cassida vibexCassida vibex2024Cassida vibexCassida vibex2024Melieria crassipennisMelieria crassipennis2024Melieria crassipennisMelieria crassipennis2024Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2024Psyllopsis fraxini agg.Psyllopsis fraxini agg.2024Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2024Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2024Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2024Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2024Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2024Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2024Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2024Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2024Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2024Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2024Creeping Thistle LacebugTingis (Tingis) ampliata2024Creeping Thistle LacebugTingis (Tingis) ampliata2024Xylota sylvarumXylota sylvarum2024Xylota sylvarumXylota sylvarum2024Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2024Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2024Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata2024Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata2024Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2024Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2024Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2024Downlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceus2024Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024Knotgrass Leaf BeetleChrysolina polita2024Knotgrass Leaf BeetleChrysolina polita2024Blue Willow BeetlePhratora vulgatissima2024Blue Willow BeetlePhratora vulgatissima2024Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2024Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2024NeoasciaNeoascia2024NeoasciaNeoascia2024Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2024Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2024Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixFloating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides2025Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025Common MallowMalva sylvestris2024Common MallowMalva sylvestris2024RowanSorbus aucuparia2024RowanSorbus aucuparia2024BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2024BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2024White PoplarPopulus alba2025White PoplarPopulus alba2025ChicoryCichorium intybus2025ChicoryCichorium intybus2025Musk-mallowMalva moschata2025Musk-mallowMalva moschata2025Orange-ball-treeBuddleja globosa2025Orange-ball-treeBuddleja globosa2025RoseRosa2025RoseRosa2025DaisyBellis perennis2025DaisyBellis perennis2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025Norway MapleAcer platanoides2025Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2025PinePinus2025PinePinus2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2025Wood DockRumex sanguineus2025Wood DockRumex sanguineus2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024OsierSalix viminalis2024OsierSalix viminalis2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2024Purple-loosestrifeLythrum salicaria2024Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2024Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola2024Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024Tufted VetchVicia cracca2024FatsiaFatsia japonica2024FatsiaFatsia japonica2024Orange BalsamImpatiens capensis2024Orange BalsamImpatiens capensis2024Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2024Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2024Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2024Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2024MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024HazelCorylus avellana2024HazelCorylus avellana2024Fat-henChenopodium album2024Fat-henChenopodium album2024Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2024Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2024False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2024False Fox-sedgeCarex otrubae2024Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2024Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2024HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2024HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2024GypsywortLycopus europaeus2024GypsywortLycopus europaeus2024Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima2024Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima2024Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2024Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum2024Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2024Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2024Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2024Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024Carex otrubae x remota = C. x pseudoaxillarisCarex otrubae x remota = C. x pseudoaxillaris2024Carex otrubae x remota = C. x pseudoaxillarisCarex otrubae x remota = C. x pseudoaxillaris2024Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2024Great BurnetSanguisorba officinalis2024Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2024Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2024Japanese HoneysuckleLonicera japonica2024Japanese HoneysuckleLonicera japonica2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024Grass VetchlingLathyrus nissolia2024Grass VetchlingLathyrus nissolia2024Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2024Water HorsetailEquisetum fluviatile2024Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2024Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2024Events & activities nearby
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