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Millennium Park

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52.97919, -1.28728

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Robin
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Railway Station Car Park 216m away — 4 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Robin
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Railway Station Car Park 216m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Paid

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — House Sparrow, Robin, Starling +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — House Sparrow, Robin, Starling +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Birds — House Sparrow, Robin, Starling +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Orange Ladybird, Pine Ladybird · last seen 2026; Insects — Orange Ladybird, Pine Ladybird · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

20 signed routes nearby · 31 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

Derby Nomad WayWalking route79 km

Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route

Centenary Way (Derbyshire)Walking route

Named route

6 of the best Circular WalkWalking route

Named route

Amber Valley Routeway Walk 6Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

31 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Bennerley Viaduct ViewpointCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 672Cycling route

Named routeRef 672National Cycle Network

Bennerley ViaductCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 67Cycling route

Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network

Erewash Valley TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

11 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

117,326 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

117,326 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

winter

2026

House Sparrow · Blue Tit · Long-tailed Tit · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird +49

House SparrowPasser domesticus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great TitParus major2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RavenCorvus corax2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2026

Orange Ladybird · Pine Ladybird

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus

🌿

Plants5 species

spring

2026

Garlic Mustard · Garden Grape-hyacinth · Red Dead-nettle · Poppy · Herb-Robert

Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
PoppyPapaver
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

117,326 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds54 species

winter

2026

House Sparrow · Blue Tit · Long-tailed Tit · Black-headed Gull · Blackbird +49

House SparrowPasser domesticus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great TitParus major2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
RavenCorvus corax2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2026

Orange Ladybird · Pine Ladybird

Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus

🌿

Plants5 species

spring

2026

Garlic Mustard · Garden Grape-hyacinth · Red Dead-nettle · Poppy · Herb-Robert

Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Garden Grape-hyacinthMuscari armeniacum
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
PoppyPapaver
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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