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Nether Speighthill Wood

14 ha

📷 Norman Caesar · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

53.20689, -1.43859

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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
  • 🌿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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Mallard, Goldfinch +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Mallard, Goldfinch +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Bertkauia lucifuga, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Dasysyrphus albostriatus · last seen 2025; Insects — Bertkauia lucifuga, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Dasysyrphus albostriatus · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Wild Carrot, Common Ragwort +3 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Wild Carrot, Common Ragwort +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chesterfield Round WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Cuckoo WayWalking route
Named route
South Chesterfield WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Staveley to Chesterfield spur)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Pilsley WalkWalking route
Named route
Hockley Lanepublic footpath · 352 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 352 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

54 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Rother Valley WashlandsCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route4 m
Named routeLength 4 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
N/ACycling route548 m
Named routeLength 548 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Junction of Windsor Drive and Walton Way

📷 Norman Caesar · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Junction of Windsor Drive and Walton Way

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Nearby places

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🌱Queen's ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱The Avenue Reclamation SiteUrban park1.5 km→🌱Eastwood ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Queen's ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Somersall ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Shentall Memorial GardensUrban park3.3 km→

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