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Places › England › East Midlands › Amber Valley Getting here
53.09022, -1.38208
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom 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 — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Clustered Brittlestem, Common Cavalier, Yellow Fieldcap +7 more · last seen 2021; Fungi — Clustered Brittlestem, Common Cavalier, Yellow Fieldcap +7 more · last seen 2021
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Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Common Blue, Dingy Skipper +36 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Common Blue, Dingy Skipper +36 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Hawthorn, Meadowsweet, White Dead-nettle
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 18 Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Broxtowe Country Trail Walking route ▾
Cromford Canal Footpath Walking route ▾
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 5 Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Amber Valley Routeway Walk 8 Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Blackwell Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Ripley Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Ripley Greenway Local cycle route
Show on map Route 67 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 67 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 3.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 67 Length 3.1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
13,379 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,379 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Goldfinch +29
Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rock Dove Columba livia Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Rook Corvus frugilegus Coal Tit Periparus ater Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Greenfinch Chloris chloris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Redwing Turdus iliacus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goosander Mergus merganser Common Gull Larus canus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldcrest Regulus regulus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Raven Corvus corax Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Mole
Batman Hoverfly · Sphaerophoria · Eupeodes luniger · Syrphus · Red-legged Shieldbug
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Syrphus Syrphus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Wild Angelica · Enchanter's-nightshade · Hedge Mustard · Spear Thistle · Rowan +16
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Rowan Sorbus aucuparia Cleavers Galium aparine Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,379 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Goldfinch +29
Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rock Dove Columba livia Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Robin Erithacus rubecula Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Rook Corvus frugilegus Coal Tit Periparus ater Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Greenfinch Chloris chloris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Redwing Turdus iliacus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goosander Mergus merganser Common Gull Larus canus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Goldcrest Regulus regulus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Raven Corvus corax Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Mole
Batman Hoverfly · Sphaerophoria · Eupeodes luniger · Syrphus · Red-legged Shieldbug
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Syrphus Syrphus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Wild Angelica · Enchanter's-nightshade · Hedge Mustard · Spear Thistle · Rowan +16
Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Rowan Sorbus aucuparia Cleavers Galium aparine Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dandelion Taraxacum
Dandelion Taraxacum
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Common Sallow Salix cinerea
Common Sallow Salix cinerea
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Goat Willow Salix caprea
White Poplar Populus alba
White Poplar Populus alba
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum
Rat's-tail Fescue Vulpia myuros
Rat's-tail Fescue Vulpia myuros
Rosa canina Rosa canina
Rosa canina Rosa canina
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata 