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52.83984, -1.50817

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Robin
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦92+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Robin
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Grey Heron +89 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Grey Heron +89 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Grey Heron +89 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Trent Valley Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Derby Nomad WayWalking route79 km

Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route

Red WalkWalking route3.8 km

Named routeLength 3.8 km

Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km

Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Ivanhoe WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

National Forest WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Chestnut Avenuepublic footpath · 220 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 220 mPath type: service

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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Derby Orbital Route 66Cycling route

Named routeRef 66Regional cycle route

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route20 m

Named routeRef 6Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route655 m

Named routeRef 6Length 655 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route48 m

Named routeLength 48 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route464 m

Named routeRef 6Length 464 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

The Tramway TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRef The Tramway Trail

Wildlife to spot

10,707 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,707 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds22 species

winter

2025

Barn Owl · Goldfinch · Great Crested Grebe · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +17

Barn OwlTyto alba
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
JackdawColoeus monedula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
JayGarrulus glandarius
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Mute SwanCygnus olor
LapwingVanellus vanellus

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Plants113 species

spring

2026

Dandelion · Cow Parsley · Creeping Buttercup · Broad-leaved Dock · Spear Thistle +108

DandelionTaraxacum
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Common IvyHedera helix subsp. helix
Common NettleUrtica dioica
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
AshFraxinus excelsior
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
HollyIlex aquifolium
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Welted ThistleCarduus crispus
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
White CloverTrifolium repens
Great LettuceLactuca virosa
Common ChickweedStellaria media
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
ElderSambucus nigra
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Greater PlantainPlantago major
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
BrambleRubus fruticosus
CleaversGalium aparine
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Rosa caninaRosa canina
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
Red CampionSilene dioica
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Wild CherryPrunus avium
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
YewTaxus baccata
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
GorseUlex europaeus
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Field PansyViola arvensis
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides
Musk ThistleCarduus nutans
NipplewortLapsana communis
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
HemlockConium maculatum
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
DropwortFilipendula vulgaris
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
HazelCorylus avellana
Rumex crispus x obtusifolius = R. x pratensisRumex crispus x obtusifolius = R. x pratensis
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Goat WillowSalix caprea
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Swine-cressLepidium coronopus
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia
Curled DockRumex crispus
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Field MapleAcer campestre
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
daffodilsNarcissus
BulrushTypha latifolia2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025
Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2025
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2025
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2025
Bilbao FleabaneErigeron floribundus2025
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2025
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,707 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds22 species

winter

2025

Barn Owl · Goldfinch · Great Crested Grebe · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +17

Barn OwlTyto alba
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
JackdawColoeus monedula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
JayGarrulus glandarius
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Mute SwanCygnus olor
LapwingVanellus vanellus

🌿

Plants113 species

spring

2026

Dandelion · Cow Parsley · Creeping Buttercup · Broad-leaved Dock · Spear Thistle +108

DandelionTaraxacum
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Common IvyHedera helix subsp. helix
Common NettleUrtica dioica
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
AshFraxinus excelsior
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
HollyIlex aquifolium
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Welted ThistleCarduus crispus
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
White CloverTrifolium repens
Great LettuceLactuca virosa
Common ChickweedStellaria media
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
ElderSambucus nigra
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Greater PlantainPlantago major
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
BrambleRubus fruticosus
CleaversGalium aparine
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Rosa caninaRosa canina
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
Red CampionSilene dioica
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Wild CherryPrunus avium
Great Wood-rushLuzula sylvatica
YewTaxus baccata
BrackenPteridium aquilinum
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
GorseUlex europaeus
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Field PansyViola arvensis
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides
Musk ThistleCarduus nutans
NipplewortLapsana communis
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
HemlockConium maculatum
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
DropwortFilipendula vulgaris
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
HazelCorylus avellana
Rumex crispus x obtusifolius = R. x pratensisRumex crispus x obtusifolius = R. x pratensis
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Goat WillowSalix caprea
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Swine-cressLepidium coronopus
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia
Curled DockRumex crispus
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris
Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Field MapleAcer campestre
Russian ComfreySymphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella
daffodilsNarcissus
BulrushTypha latifolia2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2025
Crack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
Danish ScurvygrassCochlearia danica2025
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2025
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2025
Bilbao FleabaneErigeron floribundus2025
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2025
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025