Frith Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 17 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🌿 Foraging🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 17 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › North East Derbyshire Getting here
53.30508, -1.45030
Open directionsv 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
Plants — Ramsons, Hazel, Wood-sorrel +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Wood Anemone, Wood Speedwell +141 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Goldfinch, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +45 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldfinch, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +45 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, 14-spot Ladybird +47 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, 14-spot Ladybird +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 signed routes nearby · 19 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 ▾
Sheffield Round Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SRW
Show on map Trans-Pennine Trail (Staveley to Chesterfield spur) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 11 Walking route 17 km ▾
Named route Length 17 km Regional walking route
Show on map 14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 67 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 67 National Cycle Network
Show on map Sheffield Local Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Sheffield Local Cycle Network
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 161 m ▾
Named route Length 161 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map N/A Cycling route 13 m ▾
Named route Length 13 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 47 m ▾
Named route Ref 67 Length 47 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 266 m ▾
Named route Ref 67 Length 266 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Owler Car Lane bridleway · 7 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 7 m Surface asphalt Path type: track
Show on map Owler Car Lane bridleway · 417 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 417 m Surface compacted Path type: track
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Old Cart Track in Frith Wood
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Wildlife to spot
28,248 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,248 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Kestrel · Goldfinch · Magpie · Starling · Tawny Owl +28
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Nuthatch Sitta europaea Raven Corvus corax2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Red Fox · Rabbit · Field Vole +1
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Field Vole Microtus agrestis Badger Meles meles Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo 7-spot Ladybird · Acorn Weevil · Hairy Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Scathophaga stercoraria +8
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025 Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Witch's Butter · Trametes · Hairy Curtain Crust · Leafy Brain
Witch's Butter Exidia glandulosa Trametes Trametes Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum Leafy Brain Phaeotremella foliacea 🌿 Plants 21 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Lesser Celandine · Snowdrop · Bittersweet · Speedwell · Wood Anemone +16
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2025 Speedwell Veronica Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Holly Ilex aquifolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,248 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Kestrel · Goldfinch · Magpie · Starling · Tawny Owl +28
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Nuthatch Sitta europaea Raven Corvus corax2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Red Fox · Rabbit · Field Vole +1
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Field Vole Microtus agrestis Badger Meles meles Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo 7-spot Ladybird · Acorn Weevil · Hairy Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Scathophaga stercoraria +8
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025 Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Witch's Butter · Trametes · Hairy Curtain Crust · Leafy Brain
Witch's Butter Exidia glandulosa Trametes Trametes Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum Leafy Brain Phaeotremella foliacea 🌿 Plants 21 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Lesser Celandine · Snowdrop · Bittersweet · Speedwell · Wood Anemone +16
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2025 Speedwell Veronica Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Holly Ilex aquifolium Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2025
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Melanostoma Melanostoma2025
Melanostoma Melanostoma2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Yellow-flowered Strawberry Potentilla indica2025
Yellow-flowered Strawberry Potentilla indica2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Black Bryony Tamus communis2025
Black Bryony Tamus communis2025
Corn Mint Mentha arvensis2025
Corn Mint Mentha arvensis2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare2025
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare2025
Musk-mallow Malva moschata2025
Musk-mallow Malva moschata2025
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2025
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2025
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2025
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2025
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus2025
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Purple Toadflax Linaria purpurea2025
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2025
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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