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Places › England › East Midlands › Derby Getting here
52.90128, -1.49268
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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 ♿ Good accessibility year-round — paths here remain suitable through summer 🐕 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 ♿ Good accessibility year-round — paths here remain suitable through summer 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Speckled Wood, Small White +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Speckled Wood, Small White +24 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ash, Blackthorn, Tutsan +16 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ash, Blackthorn, Tutsan +16 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Blackthorn, Three-cornered Garlic, Rowan
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Derby Nomad Way Walking route 79 km ▾
Named route Length 79 km Regional walking route
Show on map Derwent Valley Heritage Way Walking route 89 km ▾
Named route Length 89 km Regional walking route
Show on map Amber Valley Routeway Walk 17 Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Circular Walk 19 Walking route ▾
Bonnie Prince Charlie Walk Walking route 28 km ▾
Named route Length 28 km Local walking route
Show on map 97 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 54 National Cycle Network
Show on map Derby Orbital Route 66 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 66 Regional cycle route
Show on map Great Northern Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Great Northern Greenway Point-to-point Local cycle route
Show on map Route 672 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 672 National Cycle Network
Show on map Great Northern Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Great Northern Greenway Local cycle route
Show on map Pennine Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 68 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
21,825 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,825 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Coal Tit · Magpie · Robin · Carrion Crow +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Red Fox
🐝 Insects 5 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hawthorn Shieldbug · Rhamphus oxyacanthae · Dorhn’s Alder Mining Sawfly · Typhlocyba quercus · Wild Rose Fusehorn
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Rhamphus oxyacanthae Rhamphus oxyacanthae Dorhn’s Alder Mining Sawfly Fenusa dohrnii Typhlocyba quercus Typhlocyba quercus Wild Rose Fusehorn Arge ochropus Horse-radish · Blackthorn · Tutsan · Ribwort Plantain · Fodder Burnet +21
Horse-radish Armoracia rusticana2025 Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2025 Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025 Fodder Burnet Poterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum2025 Ash Fraxinus excelsior Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,825 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Coal Tit · Magpie · Robin · Carrion Crow +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Red Fox
🐝 Insects 5 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hawthorn Shieldbug · Rhamphus oxyacanthae · Dorhn’s Alder Mining Sawfly · Typhlocyba quercus · Wild Rose Fusehorn
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Rhamphus oxyacanthae Rhamphus oxyacanthae Dorhn’s Alder Mining Sawfly Fenusa dohrnii Typhlocyba quercus Typhlocyba quercus Wild Rose Fusehorn Arge ochropus Horse-radish · Blackthorn · Tutsan · Ribwort Plantain · Fodder Burnet +21
Horse-radish Armoracia rusticana2025 Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2025 Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025 Fodder Burnet Poterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum2025 Ash Fraxinus excelsior Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2025
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2025
Procumbent Yellow-sorrel Oxalis corniculata2025
Procumbent Yellow-sorrel Oxalis corniculata2025
Balm Melissa officinalis2025
Balm Melissa officinalis2025
Oregon-grape Mahonia aquifolium2025
Oregon-grape Mahonia aquifolium2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Field Maple Acer campestre2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Canadian Fleabane Erigeron canadensis2025
Canadian Fleabane Erigeron canadensis2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2025
Fat-hen Chenopodium album2025
Fat-hen Chenopodium album2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius2025
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Greater Knapweed Centaurea scabiosa2025
Greater Knapweed Centaurea scabiosa2025
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2025
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2025
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra2025
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra2025
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2025
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima2025
Common Whitebeam Sorbus aria2025
Common Whitebeam Sorbus aria2025
Mind-your-own-business Soleirolia soleirolii2025
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