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Marehay Park

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

53.03350, -1.40621

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlayground

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +34 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +34 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Elder, Three-nerved Sandwort, Himalayan Balsam +36 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Elder, Three-nerved Sandwort, Himalayan Balsam +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground; Playing field

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

17 signed routes nearby · 28 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Amber Valley Routeways Walk 11Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Amber Valley Routeways Walk 20Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 18Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 6Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Ripley Greenwaypublic footpath · 351 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 351 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Ripley Greenwaypublic footpath · 401 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 401 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Pargate Closepublic footpath · 80 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 80 mPath type: service
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Ripley GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef Ripley GreenwayLocal cycle route
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route102 m
Named routeLength 102 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route6 m
Named routeLength 6 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 67Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

House at Marehay

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

House at Marehay

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Heanor Memorial ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Heanor Memorial ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Belper ParksUrban park4.9 km→🌱Waingroves Community Woodland & Strelley WoodUrban park1.3 km→🌱Charnwood Drive ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱Crossley ParkUrban park1.8 km→

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