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Places › England › East Midlands › Derby Getting here
52.89227, -1.52222
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — 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 — Mute Swan, Moorhen, Coot +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Moorhen, Coot +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ash, Opium Poppy, Himalayan Balsam +82 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ash, Opium Poppy, Himalayan Balsam +82 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Large White +48 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Large White +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Bulrush, Elder, Bristly Oxtongue +10 more foraging species
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Amber Valley Routeway Walk 17 Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Amber Valley Routeway Walk 9 Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Trent Valley Way Walking route 304 km ▾
Named route Length 304 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map 64 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 Great Northern Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Great Northern Greenway Point-to-point 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
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 464 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 464 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
19,458 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,458 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mute Swan · Moorhen · Coot · Little Grebe · Magpie +27
Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera Redwing Turdus iliacus Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle · Hornet Hoverfly · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Dorhn’s Alder Mining Sawfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly +2
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Dorhn’s Alder Mining Sawfly Fenusa dohrnii Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Melangyna umbellatarum Melangyna umbellatarum Syrphus Red Dead-nettle · Yarrow · Field Bindweed · Opium Poppy · Fritillary +66
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025 Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2025 Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum2025 Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,458 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mute Swan · Moorhen · Coot · Little Grebe · Magpie +27
Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera Redwing Turdus iliacus Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle · Hornet Hoverfly · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Dorhn’s Alder Mining Sawfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly +2
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Dorhn’s Alder Mining Sawfly Fenusa dohrnii Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Melangyna umbellatarum Melangyna umbellatarum Syrphus Red Dead-nettle · Yarrow · Field Bindweed · Opium Poppy · Fritillary +66
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025 Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2025 Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum2025 Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus
Syrphus
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2025
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2025
Fodder Burnet Poterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum2025
Fodder Burnet Poterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra2025
Festuca rubra Festuca rubra2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2025
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2025
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2025
Black-bindweed Fallopia convolvulus2025
Black-bindweed Fallopia convolvulus2025
Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia2025
Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus2025
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Rosa canina Rosa canina2025
Rosa canina Rosa canina2025
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2025
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Common Ivy Hedera helix subsp. helix2025
Common Ivy Hedera helix subsp. helix2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2025
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2025
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2025
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2025
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris2025
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2025
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Pale Persicaria Persicaria lapathifolia2025
Pale Persicaria Persicaria lapathifolia2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus2025
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus2025
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris2025
Common Couch Elymus repens2025
Common Couch Elymus repens2025
Polygonum aviculare Polygonum aviculare2025
Polygonum aviculare Polygonum aviculare2025
Wild Parsnip Pastinaca sativa2025
Wild Parsnip Pastinaca sativa2025
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2025
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2025
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
White Clover Trifolium repens2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2025
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa2025
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2025
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2025
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper2025
Redshank Persicaria maculosa2025
Redshank Persicaria maculosa2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2025
Curled Dock Rumex crispus2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Fat-hen Chenopodium album2025
Fat-hen Chenopodium album2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Apple Malus domestica2025
Apple Malus domestica2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2025
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2025
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2025
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2025
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2025
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus2025
Giant Blackberry Rubus armeniacus2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2025
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica2025
Crack-willow Salix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis2025
Crack-willow Salix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis2025
Timothy Phleum pratense2025
Timothy Phleum pratense2025
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2025
Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum2025
White Stonecrop Sedum album2025
White Stonecrop Sedum album2025 