Bluebank Wood - Mixed woodland
1 ha
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
53.25948, -1.39467
Open directionsv
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🛝Playground 110m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🛝Playground 110m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Native broadleaved woodland
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Chesterfield Round Walk
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km12 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chesterfield Round WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Cuckoo WayWalking route▾
South Chesterfield WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
The Chaffinch TrailWalking route▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Staveley to Chesterfield spur)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Brimington FP 16public footpath · 814 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 814 mPath type: footway
76 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Rother Valley WashlandsCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Doorstep RideCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 3Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Route 67Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Sheffield Local Cycle NetworkCycling route▾
Sheffield Local Cycle Network
Named routeLocal cycle route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Cow Lanebridleway · 193 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 193 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
13,796 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,796 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
winterspring
2026▾
Mallard · Woodpigeon · Robin · Mute Swan · Great Tit +45
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MagpiePica pica2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects16 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Sphaerophoria · Hawthorn Shieldbug +11
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Wild Teasel · Primrose · Snowdrop · Devil's-bit Scabious · Marsh Thistle +27
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2025
- Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,796 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
winterspring
2026▾
Mallard · Woodpigeon · Robin · Mute Swan · Great Tit +45
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MagpiePica pica2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects16 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Sphaerophoria · Hawthorn Shieldbug +11
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Wild Teasel · Primrose · Snowdrop · Devil's-bit Scabious · Marsh Thistle +27
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2025
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2025
- Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
