Holmebrook Valley Park 7 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Chesterfield Getting here
53.24974, -1.47068
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 276m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 276m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Tit, Blackbird, Robin +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Blackbird, Robin +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Creeping Thistle, Red Valerian, Lesser Celandine +30 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Creeping Thistle, Red Valerian, Lesser Celandine +30 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Speckled Wood, Large White, Meadow Brown +38 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 15 signed routes nearby · 17 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 50 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 16 public paths nearby
Public paths
Brockwell Lane bridleway · 482 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 482 m Surface compacted Path type: bridleway
Show on map Photos At the lake in Holmebrook Valley Park
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30,657 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 30,657 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Carrion Crow · Coot · Blue Tit +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Frog
🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Vine Weevil · Common Blue Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Dock Bug · Red-legged Shieldbug +4
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 🌿 Plants 22 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackthorn · Greater Plantain · Selfheal · Field Scabious · Bush Vetch +17
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Greater Plantain Plantago major Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Field Scabious Knautia arvensis Bush Vetch Vicia sepium Common Hemp-nettle Galeopsis tetrahit Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 30,657 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Carrion Crow · Coot · Blue Tit +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Frog
🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Vine Weevil · Common Blue Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Dock Bug · Red-legged Shieldbug +4
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 🌿 Plants 22 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackthorn · Greater Plantain · Selfheal · Field Scabious · Bush Vetch +17
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Greater Plantain Plantago major Selfheal Prunella vulgaris Field Scabious Knautia arvensis Bush Vetch Vicia sepium Common Hemp-nettle Galeopsis tetrahit Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025 Druce's Crane's-bill
Druce's Crane's-bill
Geranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianum
Geranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianum
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Nipplewort Lapsana communis
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
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
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Snapdragon Antirrhinum majus
Snapdragon Antirrhinum majus
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Toothwort Lathraea squamaria
Toothwort Lathraea squamaria
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna 