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Hillside Playing Field

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsPitches
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

52.87064, -1.55260

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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 on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParkingPlayground

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Moorhen, Canada Goose, Mute Swan +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Moorhen, Canada Goose, Mute Swan +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +50 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +50 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Cowslip, Dandelion +51 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Cowslip, Dandelion +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Derby Nomad WayWalking route79 km
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Porters Lanepublic footpath · 227 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 227 mPath type: service
Porters Lanepublic footpath · 202 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 202 mPath type: service
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Cycling

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Derby Orbital Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66Regional cycle route
Great Northern GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef Great Northern GreenwayPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Hilton Local Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 549Cycling route
Named routeRef 549National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Porters Lanebridleway · 71 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 71 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Glaciated pebbles in a tilled field, Porter's Lane, Findern

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Glaciated pebbles in a tilled field, Porter's Lane, Findern

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Hilton Valley ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱King George V Playing FieldsUrban park3.8 km→🌱Sunnydale ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Griffe Field ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Clemson's ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Vicarage Road Recreation GroundUrban park4.2 km→

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