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Elder Yard Unitarian Chapel

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsPicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

53.23690, -1.42719

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • ☕Boba Shack — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidToilets

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Ramsons +91 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Ramsons +91 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

café, toilets

Free

Foraging

Plants — Ramsons, Garlic Mustard, Guelder-rose +13 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chesterfield Round WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Cuckoo WayWalking route
Named route
South Chesterfield WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Staveley to Chesterfield spur)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Dronfield Rotary WalkWalking route
Named route
Sowters Rowpublic footpath · 4 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 4 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: footway
Sowters Rowpublic footpath · 4 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 4 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: footway
Sowters Rowpublic footpath · 1 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: footway
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Cycling

76 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Rother Valley WashlandsCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route4 m
Named routeLength 4 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
N/ACycling route548 m
Named routeLength 548 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Entrance block to Elder Yard Unitarian Chapel, Saltergate, Chesterfield

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Entrance block to Elder Yard Unitarian Chapel, Saltergate, Chesterfield

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🌱Holmebrook Valley Country ParkUrban park3.2 km→🏞️HOLME BROOKCountry park3.2 km→🌱Queen's ParkUrban park600 m→🌱Shentall Memorial GardensUrban park400 m→🌱Queen's ParkUrban park600 m→🌱Tapton ParkUrban park1.4 km→

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