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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 25 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Derby Getting here
52.89038, -1.51178
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mute Swan, Moorhen, Coot +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Moorhen, Coot +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Bulrush, Elder, Bristly Oxtongue +9 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Large White +58 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Large White +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ash, Opium Poppy, Great Willowherb +69 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Ash, Opium Poppy, Great Willowherb +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Derby Nomad Way Walking route 79 km ▾
Named route Length 79 km Regional walking route
Show on map Derwent Valley Heritage Way Walking route 89 km ▾
Named route Length 89 km Regional walking route
Show on map Amber Valley Routeway Walk 17 Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Amber Valley Routeway Walk 9 Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Trent Valley Way Walking route 304 km ▾
Named route Length 304 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map 76 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 National Cycle Network
Show on map Derby Orbital Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 Regional cycle route
Show on map Great Northern Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Great Northern Greenway Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 20 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 20 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
14,322 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,322 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Moorhen · Mute Swan · Coot · Little Grebe · Magpie +27
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera Redwing Turdus iliacus Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle · Hornet Hoverfly · Xanthogramma pedissequum · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Rhamphus oxyacanthae +12
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Rhamphus oxyacanthae Rhamphus oxyacanthae Dorhn’s Alder Mining Sawfly Fenusa dohrnii Opium Poppy · Tutsan · Fodder Burnet · Field Bindweed · Lady's Bedstraw +53
Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum Fodder Burnet Poterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum White Stonecrop Sedum album Garden Lobelia Lobelia erinus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,322 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 32 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Moorhen · Mute Swan · Coot · Little Grebe · Magpie +27
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera Redwing Turdus iliacus Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle · Hornet Hoverfly · Xanthogramma pedissequum · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Rhamphus oxyacanthae +12
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Rhamphus oxyacanthae Rhamphus oxyacanthae Dorhn’s Alder Mining Sawfly Fenusa dohrnii Opium Poppy · Tutsan · Fodder Burnet · Field Bindweed · Lady's Bedstraw +53
Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum Fodder Burnet Poterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis Lady's Bedstraw Galium verum White Stonecrop Sedum album Garden Lobelia Lobelia erinus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Typhlocyba quercus
Typhlocyba quercus
Typhlocyba quercus
Typhlocyba quercus
Wild Rose Fusehorn Arge ochropus
Wild Rose Fusehorn Arge ochropus
Iassus lanio Iassus lanio
Iassus lanio Iassus lanio
Melangyna umbellatarum Melangyna umbellatarum
Melangyna umbellatarum Melangyna umbellatarum
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus
Dasysyrphus tricinctus Dasysyrphus tricinctus
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum
Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Common Reed Phragmites australis
Common Reed Phragmites australis
Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica
Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera
Common Club-rush Schoenoplectus lacustris
Common Club-rush Schoenoplectus lacustris
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Wild Cherry Prunus avium
Wild Cherry Prunus avium
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus
Hard Rush Juncus inflexus
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia
Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis
Lungwort Pulmonaria officinalis
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Garden Lady's-mantle Alchemilla mollis
Garden Lady's-mantle Alchemilla mollis
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera
Crab Apple Malus sylvestris
Crab Apple Malus sylvestris
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum
Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
White Bryony Bryonia dioica
White Bryony Bryonia dioica
Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum
Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum
Greater Pond-sedge Carex riparia
Greater Pond-sedge Carex riparia
Apple Malus domestica
Apple Malus domestica
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Cat's-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum
Sticky Mouse-ear Cerastium glomeratum
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia
Ivy-leaved Speedwell Veronica hederifolia
Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus
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