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Places › England › East Midlands › Chesterfield Getting here
53.24434, -1.43749
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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 🛝 Playground on site — 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam +64 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Garlic Mustard, Guelder-rose, Ramsons +10 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Chesterfield Round Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Cuckoo Way Walking route ▾
South Chesterfield Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Trans-Pennine Trail (Staveley to Chesterfield spur) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Dronfield Rotary Walk Walking route ▾
Highbury Grove public footpath · 77 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 77 m Path type: residential
Show on map Chicken Run public footpath · 128 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 128 m Surface paved Path type: footway
Show on map Highbury Grove public footpath · 45 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 45 m Path type: residential
Show on map 72 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 Local cycle route
Show on map Rother Valley Washlands Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 67 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 67 National Cycle Network
Show on map N/A Cycling route 4 m ▾
Named route Length 4 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface other
Show on map N/A Cycling route 548 m ▾
Named route Length 548 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
33,591 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 33,591 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Common Gull +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Red Fox · Brown Rat · Hedgehog
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 4 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · Dock Bug · 7-spot Ladybird
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Japanese Knotweed · Greater Plantain · Oregon-grape · Pedunculate Oak +5
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Greater Plantain Plantago major Oregon-grape Mahonia aquifolium Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Cornflower Centaurea cyanus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 33,591 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Common Gull +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Red Fox · Brown Rat · Hedgehog
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 4 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · Dock Bug · 7-spot Ladybird
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Japanese Knotweed · Greater Plantain · Oregon-grape · Pedunculate Oak +5
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Greater Plantain Plantago major Oregon-grape Mahonia aquifolium Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Cornflower Centaurea cyanus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium 