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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
🌿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

🐦85+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
🌿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

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£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +82 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Harpocera thoracica, Western Conifer Seed Bug +40 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Harpocera thoracica, Western Conifer Seed Bug +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Wild Teasel, Hart's-Tongue +5 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Wild Teasel, Hart's-Tongue +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

10 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

Red WalkWalking route3.8 km

Named routeLength 3.8 km

Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km

Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

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Cycling

50 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cloud Trail GreenwayCycling route

Named routeRef Cloud Trail GreenwayLocal cycle route

Derby Orbital Route 66Cycling route

Named routeRef 66Regional cycle route

Route 15Cycling route

Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route654 m

Named routeRef 6Length 654 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route998 m

Named routeRef 6Length 998 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

The Tramway TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRef The Tramway Trail

Wildlife to spot

6,552 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,552 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds88 species

summer

2025

Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull · Wren +83

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
DunnockPrunella modularis
RobinErithacus rubecula
Stock DoveColumba oenas
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
LinnetLinaria cannabina
BuzzardButeo buteo
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
TealAnas crecca
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
RookCorvus frugilegus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoosanderMergus merganser
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
GadwallMareca strepera
SnipeGallinago gallinago
JayGarrulus glandarius
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Herring GullLarus argentatus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Common GullLarus canus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RavenCorvus corax
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
SwiftApus apus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Rock DoveColumba livia
RedwingTurdus iliacus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Common TernSterna hirundo2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2024

Water Shrew

Water ShrewNeomys fodiens

🐝

Insects41 species

springsummer

2025

Red-legged Shieldbug · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Limnephilus lunatus · Hairy Shieldbug · Ledra aurita +36

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Ledra auritaLedra aurita
Scaptomyza flavaScaptomyza flava
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Black ClockPterostichus madidus
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Cantharis lateralisCantharis lateralis
Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Pachyrhinus lethierryiPachyrhinus lethierryi
Banded GeneralStratiomys potamida
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
Agriotes obscurusAgriotes obscurus
St Marks FlyBibio marci
Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus
MesopsocusMesopsocus
Limnephilus auriculaLimnephilus auricula
Empis scutellataEmpis scutellata
Cloeon dipterumCloeon dipterum
Grammotaulius nigropunctatusGrammotaulius nigropunctatus
Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens
Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica
Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita
Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2024
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2024
Lime AphidEucallipterus tiliae2024
Orthops (Orthops) campestrisOrthops (Orthops) campestris2024
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2024
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2024
RibautianaRibautiana2024
Dicyphus (Brachyceroea) globuliferDicyphus (Brachyceroea) globulifer2024
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2024

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Plants86 species

winter

2025

Lesser Burdock · Wild Teasel · Lords-and-Ladies · Rough Chervil · Broad Buckler-fern +81

Lesser BurdockArctium minus
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Rosa caninaRosa canina
HollyIlex aquifolium
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Goat WillowSalix caprea
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
AshFraxinus excelsior
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
DaisyBellis perennis
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
Common SallowSalix cinerea
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
BulrushTypha latifolia
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Common IvyHedera helix subsp. helix
Greater PlantainPlantago major
GorseUlex europaeus
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Lesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformis
YewTaxus baccata
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
CleaversGalium aparine
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
DandelionTaraxacum
AlderAlnus glutinosa
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Common CouchElymus repens
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
NipplewortLapsana communis
HazelCorylus avellana
Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
Common Club-rushSchoenoplectus lacustris
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
ElderSambucus nigra
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
TansyTanacetum vulgare
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,552 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds88 species

summer

2025

Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull · Wren +83

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
DunnockPrunella modularis
RobinErithacus rubecula
Stock DoveColumba oenas
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
LinnetLinaria cannabina
BuzzardButeo buteo
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
TealAnas crecca
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
RookCorvus frugilegus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoosanderMergus merganser
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
GadwallMareca strepera
SnipeGallinago gallinago
JayGarrulus glandarius
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Herring GullLarus argentatus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Common GullLarus canus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RavenCorvus corax
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
SwiftApus apus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Rock DoveColumba livia
RedwingTurdus iliacus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
Common TernSterna hirundo2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2024

Water Shrew

Water ShrewNeomys fodiens

🐝

Insects41 species

springsummer

2025

Red-legged Shieldbug · Western Conifer Seed Bug · Limnephilus lunatus · Hairy Shieldbug · Ledra aurita +36

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Ledra auritaLedra aurita
Scaptomyza flavaScaptomyza flava
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Black ClockPterostichus madidus
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Cantharis lateralisCantharis lateralis
Sitona obsoletusSitona obsoletus
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
Pachyrhinus lethierryiPachyrhinus lethierryi
Banded GeneralStratiomys potamida
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
Slender Ground-hopperTetrix subulata
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata
Agriotes obscurusAgriotes obscurus
St Marks FlyBibio marci
Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus
MesopsocusMesopsocus
Limnephilus auriculaLimnephilus auricula
Empis scutellataEmpis scutellata
Cloeon dipterumCloeon dipterum
Grammotaulius nigropunctatusGrammotaulius nigropunctatus
Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens
Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica
Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita
Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2024
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2024
Lime AphidEucallipterus tiliae2024
Orthops (Orthops) campestrisOrthops (Orthops) campestris2024
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum2024
Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2024
RibautianaRibautiana2024
Dicyphus (Brachyceroea) globuliferDicyphus (Brachyceroea) globulifer2024
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2024

🌿

Plants86 species

winter

2025

Lesser Burdock · Wild Teasel · Lords-and-Ladies · Rough Chervil · Broad Buckler-fern +81

Lesser BurdockArctium minus
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Rosa caninaRosa canina
HollyIlex aquifolium
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides
Greater PeriwinkleVinca major
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
Goat WillowSalix caprea
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
AshFraxinus excelsior
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
DaisyBellis perennis
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus
Common SallowSalix cinerea
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
BulrushTypha latifolia
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Common IvyHedera helix subsp. helix
Greater PlantainPlantago major
GorseUlex europaeus
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Lesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformis
YewTaxus baccata
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
CleaversGalium aparine
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
DandelionTaraxacum
AlderAlnus glutinosa
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Common CouchElymus repens
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
NipplewortLapsana communis
HazelCorylus avellana
Reed Sweet-grassGlyceria maxima
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea
Common Club-rushSchoenoplectus lacustris
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
ElderSambucus nigra
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Common ToadflaxLinaria vulgaris
TansyTanacetum vulgare
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia
Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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