Lovers' Walks ✦ Ancient woodland 20 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 20 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Derbyshire Dales Getting here
53.11501, -1.55854
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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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 267m 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 267m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, car park
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Mallard +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Mallard +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hemp-agrimony, Harebell, Pyramidal Orchid +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Glow-worm, Meadow Grasshopper, Marmalade Hoverfly +92 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Glow-worm, Meadow Grasshopper, Marmalade Hoverfly +92 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 93 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Limestone Way Walking route 74 km ▾
Castleton to Rocester
Named route Length 74 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map High Peak Trail Walking route 27 km ▾
Named route Length 27 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 Amber Valley Routeways Walk 12 Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Upperwood Road public footpath · 113 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 113 m Surface gravel Path type: service
Show on map Alabaster Lane public footpath · 98 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 98 m Path type: footway
Show on map West Bank public footpath · 51 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 51 m Surface sett Path type: track
Show on map 20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 547 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 547 National Cycle Network
Show on map White Peak Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 680 National Cycle Network
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 286 m ▾
Named route Ref 547 Length 286 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 680 Length 2.3 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface flexsurface
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 852 m ▾
Named route Ref 680 Length 852 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
High Peak Trail Mountain bike route 27 km ▾
Named route Ref High Peak Trail Length 27 km Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Carsington Water Cycle Route Mountain bike route ▾
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines) Mountain bike route 130.4 km ▾
Named route Length 130.4 km National Cycle Network
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Intake Lane bridleway · 559 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 559 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Derwent River weir, Derbyshire
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Wildlife to spot
35,119 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 35,119 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Robin · Blue Tit · Mallard · Magpie +41
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Water Cricket
Water Cricket Velia (Plesiovelia) caprai Dog's Mercury · Sowbread · Hogweed · Hart's-Tongue · Yew +54
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Yew Taxus baccata Ramsons Allium ursinum Violet Viola Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 35,119 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Robin · Blue Tit · Mallard · Magpie +41
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Water Cricket
Water Cricket Velia (Plesiovelia) caprai Dog's Mercury · Sowbread · Hogweed · Hart's-Tongue · Yew +54
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Yew Taxus baccata Ramsons Allium ursinum Violet Viola Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sanicle Sanicula europaea
Sanicle Sanicula europaea
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica
Great Wood-rush Luzula sylvatica
Common Duckweed Lemna minor
Common Duckweed Lemna minor
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Lesser Burdock Arctium minus
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Hairy Bitter-cress Cardamine hirsuta
Red Campion Silene dioica
Red Campion Silene dioica
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Daisy Bellis perennis
Daisy Bellis perennis
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica
Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica
Common Ivy Hedera helix subsp. helix
Common Ivy Hedera helix subsp. helix
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Dryopteris affinis Dryopteris affinis
Dryopteris affinis Dryopteris affinis
Reed Sweet-grass Glyceria maxima
Reed Sweet-grass Glyceria maxima
Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare
Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Hard Shield-fern Polystichum aculeatum
Hard Shield-fern Polystichum aculeatum
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Dame's-violet Hesperis matronalis
Dame's-violet Hesperis matronalis
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Elder Sambucus nigra
Elder Sambucus nigra
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium2025
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium2025
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba2025
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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