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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds⚽ Pitches
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Places › England › East Midlands › Derby Getting here
52.90345, -1.49167
Open directionsv 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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 133m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 133m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 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
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Ash, Blackthorn, Tutsan +20 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Ash, Blackthorn, Tutsan +20 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Speckled Wood, Xanthogramma pedissequum +23 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Speckled Wood, Xanthogramma pedissequum +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; 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 98 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
22,424 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,424 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Coal Tit · Carrion Crow · Robin +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 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 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 🌿 Plants 20 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Petty Spurge · Blackthorn · Bee Orchid · Tutsan · Ribwort Plantain +15
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2025 Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2025 Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025 Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,424 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Coal Tit · Carrion Crow · Robin +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Pintail Anas acuta2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 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 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 🌿 Plants 20 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Petty Spurge · Blackthorn · Bee Orchid · Tutsan · Ribwort Plantain +15
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2025 Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2025 Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025 Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii2025
Fool's Parsley Aethusa cynapium2025
Fool's Parsley Aethusa cynapium2025
Fodder Burnet Poterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum2025
Fodder Burnet Poterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum2025
Horse-radish Armoracia rusticana2025
Horse-radish Armoracia rusticana2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2025
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis2025
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2025
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2025
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2025
Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides2025
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2025
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025
Asparagus officinalis Asparagus officinalis2025
Asparagus officinalis Asparagus officinalis2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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