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Middleton Recreation Ground

📷 Jay Pea · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

53.09845, -1.57703

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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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Paid

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Black Clock, Carabus nemoralis, Violet Ground Beetle +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pochard, Wigeon, Yellow-legged Gull +37 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pochard, Wigeon, Yellow-legged Gull +37 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, Wood Avens, Sowbread +103 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Nettle, Wood Avens, Sowbread +103 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Wild Marjoram, Bramble +10 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 35 public paths 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
Limestone WayWalking route74 km

Castleton to Rocester

Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
High Peak TrailWalking route27 km
Named routeLength 27 kmRegional walking route
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Amber Valley Routeways Walk 12Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Fieldspublic footpath · 143 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 143 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Longload Lanepublic footpath · 125 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 125 mPath type: footway
Longload Lanepublic footpath · 42 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 42 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Route 547Cycling route
Named routeRef 547National Cycle Network
White Peak LoopCycling route
Named routeRef 680National Cycle Network
Alternative RouteCycling route286 m
Named routeRef 547Length 286 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route852 m
Named routeRef 680Length 852 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route652 m
Named routeRef 54Length 652 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
High Peak TrailMountain bike route27 km
Named routeRef High Peak TrailLength 27 kmPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Carsington Water Cycle RouteMountain bike route
Named route
Great North Trail (Peak District and South Pennines)Mountain bike route130.4 km
Named routeLength 130.4 kmNational Cycle Network
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Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Middleton Cricket Club

📷 Jay Pea · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Middleton Cricket Club

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🌱Hall Leys ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Derwent GardensUrban park2.4 km→🌱Derwent GardensUrban park2.4 km→🌱Lovers' WalksUrban park2.6 km→🌱Memorial GardensUrban park2.8 km→🌱Knowleston GardensUrban park4.4 km→

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