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53.17306, -1.29741
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Wren, Carrion Crow +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Wren, Carrion Crow +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Large White +14 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Dog's Mercury, Wood Anemone, Lesser Celandine +33 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Dog's Mercury, Wood Anemone, Lesser Celandine +33 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Elder, Dandelion, Ramsons +2 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Chesterfield Round Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Archaeological Way (old route) Walking route ▾
The Welly Walk, Hardwick Walking route 4 km ▾
Wellies not essential!
Named route Length 4 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Meden Trail Walking route ▾
Skegby Trail Walking route ▾
12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Stockley Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Skegby Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 67 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 67 National Cycle Network
Show on map Teversal Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 72 m ▾
Named route Ref 67 Length 72 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 23 m ▾
Named route Ref 67 Length 23 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Photos Fallen tree in Hardwick Hall Park
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Wildlife to spot
28,215 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,215 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Coot · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Wren +42
Coot Fulica atra Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wood Anemone · Lesser Celandine · Snowdrop · Bluebell · Dandelion +9
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Snowdrop Galanthus Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Dandelion Taraxacum Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana Ramsons Allium ursinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,215 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Coot · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Black-headed Gull · Wren +42
Coot Fulica atra Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wood Anemone · Lesser Celandine · Snowdrop · Bluebell · Dandelion +9
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Snowdrop Galanthus Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Dandelion Taraxacum Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana Ramsons Allium ursinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Fritillaria imperialis Fritillaria imperialis
Fritillaria imperialis Fritillaria imperialis
Narcissus pseudonarcissus Narcissus pseudonarcissus
Narcissus pseudonarcissus Narcissus pseudonarcissus
Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis
Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium2025
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium2025 