Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
52.88370, -1.45620
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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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Sparrow, Woodpigeon, Robin +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Sparrow, Woodpigeon, Robin +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red Clover, Cow Parsley, Blackthorn +87 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Red Clover, Cow Parsley, Blackthorn +87 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Blackthorn, Meadowsweet, Common Nettle +9 more foraging species
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Peacock, Gatekeeper +43 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Peacock, Gatekeeper +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Derby Nomad WayWalking route79 km▾
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km▾
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Erewash Circular Walk 21Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km▾
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Erewash Circular Walk 5Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
93 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Derby Orbital Route 66Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 66Regional cycle route
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Cloud Trail GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef Cloud Trail GreenwayLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route65 m▾
Named routeRef 6Length 65 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
15,106 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
15,106 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Blackbird · Robin · Mute Swan · Little Egret +17
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica
- GadwallMareca strepera
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- TealAnas crecca
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Spear Thistle · Cleavers · Bramble · Creeping Thistle · Broad-leaved Dock +122
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- CleaversGalium aparine
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- Rosa caninaRosa canina
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,106 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Blackbird · Robin · Mute Swan · Little Egret +17
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica
- GadwallMareca strepera
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- TealAnas crecca
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Spear Thistle · Cleavers · Bramble · Creeping Thistle · Broad-leaved Dock +122
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
- CleaversGalium aparine
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- Rosa caninaRosa canina
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
