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🌱 Urban park

Charnwood Drive Park

2 ha

Getting here

53.04588, -1.41771

Best for

5 activities

Playgrounds

Free87%

playground, café, parking

Dog walks

Free78%

Dogs allowed with public access

Family friendly

Free68%

Urban park — family destination

Picnic day out

Free62%

Urban park — open green space

Hiking

Free58%

Named hiking route nearby: Amber Valley Routeway Walk 8

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

26

16 named nearby · 10 public paths

Named routePublic access
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Cycling

8

8 named nearby

Named route

Named routes and paths nearby

Midshires Way · Walking370 km
Derwent Valley Heritage Way · Walking89 km
Amber Valley Routeways Walk 11 · Walking0
Amber Valley Routeways Walk 20 · Walking0
N/A · Cycling
N/A · Cycling
Sandham Lane · public footpath

About this urban park

Charnwood Drive Park is a urban park covering 2 hectares.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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🌱 Visiting this spring

  • 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
  • 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

Facilities

Café

The Moody Cow Cafe · 291m

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Parking

5 nearby · 292m

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Playground

55m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km