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Mundy Pleasure Ground

1 ha

📷 Malcolm Neal · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

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52.92950, -1.49285

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Robin
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Robin
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParkingPicnic spotPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Magpie, Robin, Mallard +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Mallard +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

picnic area, car park

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Cow Parsley, Cleavers, Hogweed +52 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cow Parsley, Cleavers, Hogweed +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km

Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route

Centenary Way (Derbyshire)Walking route

Named route

Amber Valley Routeway Walk 17Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

95 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 54Cycling route

Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network

Derby Orbital Route 66Cycling route

Named routeRef 66Regional cycle route

Great Northern GreenwayCycling route

Named routeRef Great Northern GreenwayPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

Route 672Cycling route

Named routeRef 672National Cycle Network

Great Northern GreenwayCycling route

Named routeRef Great Northern GreenwayLocal cycle route

Pennine CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

32,284 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

32,284 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

winter

2026

Moorhen · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan · Grey Heron +34

MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RobinErithacus rubecula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CootFulica atra
BlackbirdTurdus merula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025

🐝

Insects2 species

winter

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata

🌿

Plants62 species

springwinter

2026

Hogweed · Cow Parsley · Lesser Celandine · Broad-leaved Dock · Wood Anemone +57

HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
CleaversGalium aparine
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Reflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestre
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
HollyIlex aquifolium
ElderSambucus nigra
Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
BeechFagus sylvatica
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
HonestyLunaria annua
DaisyBellis perennis
Mind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleirolii
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Common CouchElymus repens2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025
YewTaxus baccata2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
WeldReseda luteola2025
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2025
Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis2025
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Common IvyHedera helix subsp. helix2025
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
Rosa caninaRosa canina2025
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025
Bush VetchVicia sepium2025
TimothyPhleum pratense2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Goat WillowSalix caprea2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

32,284 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

winter

2026

Moorhen · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan · Grey Heron +34

MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
RobinErithacus rubecula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CootFulica atra
BlackbirdTurdus merula
DunnockPrunella modularis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Ring-necked ParakeetPsittacula krameri2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025

🐝

Insects2 species

winter

2026

Harlequin Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata

🌿

Plants62 species

springwinter

2026

Hogweed · Cow Parsley · Lesser Celandine · Broad-leaved Dock · Wood Anemone +57

HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
CleaversGalium aparine
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Reflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestre
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
HollyIlex aquifolium
ElderSambucus nigra
Spotted-laurelAucuba japonica
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
BeechFagus sylvatica
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
HonestyLunaria annua
DaisyBellis perennis
Mind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleirolii
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Common CouchElymus repens2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025
YewTaxus baccata2025
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025
WeldReseda luteola2025
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025
BrambleRubus fruticosus2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025
YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2025
Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis2025
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
Common IvyHedera helix subsp. helix2025
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025
Rosa caninaRosa canina2025
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025
Bush VetchVicia sepium2025
TimothyPhleum pratense2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
Goat WillowSalix caprea2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Malcolm Neal · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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