Highfield Recreation Ground
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds⚽ Pitches
Public access Dogs welcome
Places › England › East Midlands › Chesterfield Getting here
53.24984, -1.43621
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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 146m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 146m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Lesser Burdock +107 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Lesser Burdock +107 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Garlic Mustard, Ramsons, Elder +12 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 6 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 ▾
South Chesterfield Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Trans-Pennine Trail (Staveley to Chesterfield spur) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Dronfield Rotary Walk Walking route ▾
Chicken Run public footpath · 128 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 128 m Surface paved Path type: footway
Show on map Highbury Grove public footpath · 77 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 77 m Path type: residential
Show on map Highbury Grove public footpath · 45 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 45 m Path type: residential
Show on map 70 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 Local cycle route
Show on map Rother Valley Washlands Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 67 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 67 National Cycle Network
Show on map N/A Cycling route 4 m ▾
Named route Length 4 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface other
Show on map N/A Cycling route 548 m ▾
Named route Length 548 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Dottie's Cafe, Highfield Lane, Newbold, Chesterfield
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Wildlife to spot
21,221 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,221 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Common Gull · Carrion Crow +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Redwing Turdus iliacus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Hedgehog
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 5 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · Dock Bug · 7-spot Ladybird · Vine Weevil
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025 Fox-and-cubs · Snowdrop · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Japanese Knotweed · Greater Plantain +25
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025 Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2025 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025 Greater Plantain Plantago major2025 Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,221 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Common Gull · Carrion Crow +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Redwing Turdus iliacus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Hedgehog
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 5 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · Dock Bug · 7-spot Ladybird · Vine Weevil
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025 Fox-and-cubs · Snowdrop · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Japanese Knotweed · Greater Plantain +25
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025 Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2025 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025 Greater Plantain Plantago major2025 Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus2025
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Beech Fagus sylvatica2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025
Maidenhair Spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Wall-rue Asplenium ruta-muraria2025
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus2025
Polygonum aviculare Polygonum aviculare2025
Polygonum aviculare Polygonum aviculare2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2025
Common Chickweed Stellaria media2025
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2025
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2025
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2025
Lesser Trefoil Trifolium dubium2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Wood Avens Geum urbanum2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2025
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2025
Hedera helix Hedera helix2025
Hedera helix Hedera helix2025
Bread Wheat Triticum aestivum2025
Bread Wheat Triticum aestivum2025 