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Highfield Lane Allotments

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Dogs welcome

Getting here

52.92153, -1.44551

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Horse-chestnut, Weld, Elephant-ears +22 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Horse-chestnut, Weld, Elephant-ears +22 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Migrant Hawker, Limnephilus flavicornis, Harlequin Ladybird · last seen 2025; Insects — Migrant Hawker, Limnephilus flavicornis, Harlequin Ladybird · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Flowering Currant, Guelder-rose, White Dead-nettle +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Derby Nomad WayWalking route79 km
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Centenary Way (Derbyshire)Walking route
Named route
Erewash Circular Route 13Walking route
Named route
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Cycling

105 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Derby Orbital Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66Regional cycle route
Route 672Cycling route
Named routeRef 672National Cycle Network
Great Northern GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef Great Northern GreenwayLocal cycle route
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Highfield Lane Allotments

📷 Ian Calderwood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Highfield Lane Allotments

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🌱Markeaton ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Elvaston Castle Country ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Alvaston ParkUrban park1.8 km→🏞️ELVASTON CASTLECountry park4.7 km→✦ELVASTON CASTLEHistoric site4.8 km→🌱Chaddesden ParkUrban park1 km→

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