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🦅Birds🧺Picnic🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
52.87014, -1.63623
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Black-headed Gull
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 158m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Black-headed Gull
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 158m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Black-headed Gull, Mallard +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Robin, Black-headed Gull, Mallard +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Large White +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 17 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
45 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
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
Main RouteCycling route210 m▾
Named routeRef 54Length 210 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
13,399 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,399 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springautumn
2025▾
Wren · Blue Tit · Robin · Carrion Crow · Magpie +42
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- TealAnas crecca
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects22 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Brown Hawker · Common Darter · Ruddy Darter · Southern Hawker · Helophilus pendulus +17
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Common Carder Bee
Rough Meadow-grass · Yorkshire-fog · White Willow · Barren Brome · Enchanter's-nightshade +50
- Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- White WillowSalix alba
- Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
- Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
- Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,399 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springautumn
2025▾
Wren · Blue Tit · Robin · Carrion Crow · Magpie +42
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- TealAnas crecca
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects22 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Brown Hawker · Common Darter · Ruddy Darter · Southern Hawker · Helophilus pendulus +17
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Common Carder Bee
Rough Meadow-grass · Yorkshire-fog · White Willow · Barren Brome · Enchanter's-nightshade +50
- Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- White WillowSalix alba
- Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
- Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
- Smooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensis
- Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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