Little Chester Allotments
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍂 Seasonal
Dogs welcome
Places › England › East Midlands › Derby Getting here
52.93798, -1.45825
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 222m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 222m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Hawthorn, Dog's Mercury +27 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Hawthorn, Dog's Mercury +27 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Syrphus, Migrant Hawker +3 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Syrphus, Migrant Hawker +3 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Ramsons, Hazel +4 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Midshires Way Walking route 370 km ▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named route Length 370 km Regional walking route
Show on map Derby Nomad Way Walking route 79 km ▾
Named route Length 79 km Regional walking route
Show on map Derwent Valley Heritage Way Walking route 89 km ▾
Named route Length 89 km Regional walking route
Show on map Centenary Way (Derbyshire) Walking route ▾
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 17 Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 94 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 National Cycle Network
Show on map Derby Orbital Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 672 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 672 National Cycle Network
Show on map Great Northern Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Great Northern Greenway Local cycle route
Show on map Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
31,222 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 31,222 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Magpie +49
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 🌿 Plants 12 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Lords-and-Ladies · Mistletoe · Wood Anemone · Gorse · Hogweed +7
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Mistletoe Viscum album2025 Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Gorse Ulex europaeus Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 31,222 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Magpie +49
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 🌿 Plants 12 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Lords-and-Ladies · Mistletoe · Wood Anemone · Gorse · Hogweed +7
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Mistletoe Viscum album2025 Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Gorse Ulex europaeus Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ramsons
Ramsons
Allium ursinum
Allium ursinum
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna 