Holmebrook Valley Park 3 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Chesterfield Getting here
53.24855, -1.45768
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 295m 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 295m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Fox-and-cubs, Holly +41 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Fox-and-cubs, Holly +41 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby · 11 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 Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 11 Walking route 17 km ▾
Named route Length 17 km Regional walking route
Show on map Water Lane public footpath · 15 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 15 m Surface dirt Path type: footway
Show on map 63 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 548 m ▾
Named route Length 548 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 107 m ▾
Named route Length 107 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
30,088 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 30,088 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Coot · Robin +41
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goosander Mergus merganser Great Tit Parus major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Herring Gull Larus argentatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Siskin Spinus spinus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Redwing Turdus iliacus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Common Gull Larus canus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Frog
🐝 Insects 8 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Dock Bug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Orange Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +3
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 7-spot Ladybird Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Blackthorn · Greater Plantain · Pedunculate Oak · Selfheal +18
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Greater Plantain Plantago major Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Nipplewort Lapsana communis Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 30,088 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Coot · Robin +41
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goosander Mergus merganser Great Tit Parus major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Herring Gull Larus argentatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Siskin Spinus spinus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Redwing Turdus iliacus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Canada Goose Branta canadensis Common Gull Larus canus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Hedgehog · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Frog
🐝 Insects 8 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Dock Bug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Orange Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +3
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 7-spot Ladybird Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Blackthorn · Greater Plantain · Pedunculate Oak · Selfheal +18
Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Greater Plantain Plantago major Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Nipplewort Lapsana communis Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coccinella septempunctata2025
Coccinella septempunctata2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2024
Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2024
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Elephant-ears Bergenia crassifolia
Elephant-ears Bergenia crassifolia
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris
Snapdragon Antirrhinum majus
Snapdragon Antirrhinum majus
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Horse-chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna 