Markeaton Walled Garden
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Plan your visit
🛝Family🧺Picnic🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
52.93540, -1.50657
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Canada Goose and Mallard
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Canada Goose and Mallard
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café⛺Campsite🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets🐄Farm visit
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Canada Goose, Mallard, Moorhen +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Canada Goose, Mallard, Moorhen +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +37 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km16 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Derby Nomad WayWalking route79 km▾
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km▾
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Centenary Way (Derbyshire)Walking route▾
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 17Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
80 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Derby Orbital Route 66Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 66Regional cycle route
Great Northern GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef Great Northern GreenwayPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Route 672Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 672National Cycle Network
Great Northern GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef Great Northern GreenwayLocal cycle route
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Friends of Markeaton Park Garden - 30 April 2026
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Wildlife to spot
25,834 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
25,834 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMoorhen · Mallard · Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron +23
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- CootFulica atra
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Harlequin Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Hogweed · Broad-leaved Dock · Wood Anemone · Cow Parsley · Cleavers +79
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- HollyIlex aquifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
25,834 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMoorhen · Mallard · Mute Swan · Black-headed Gull · Grey Heron +23
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- CootFulica atra
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Harlequin Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Hogweed · Broad-leaved Dock · Wood Anemone · Cow Parsley · Cleavers +79
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- HollyIlex aquifolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas