Hardwick Park ✦ Ancient woodland 24 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 24 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Ashfield Getting here
53.16428, -1.30448
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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 🅿️ Parking 371m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 371m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Dog's Mercury, Wood Anemone, Lesser Celandine +32 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Brown Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird +8 more · last seen 2025
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 · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 ▾
13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Blackwell Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 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 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Autumnal beech tree close to the car park, Hardwick Hall
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Wildlife to spot
29,650 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 29,650 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon +39
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Coot Fulica atra Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 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 29,650 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon +39
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Coot Fulica atra Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 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 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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