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🦅Birds🛝Family🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha
Getting here
52.90342, -1.49165
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 133m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 133m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +63 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Large White, Small White +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Derby Nomad WayWalking route79 km▾
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km▾
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 17Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Circular Walk 19Walking route▾
Bonnie Prince Charlie WalkWalking route28 km▾
Named routeLength 28 kmLocal walking route
98 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Derby Orbital Route 66Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 66Regional cycle route
Great Northern GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef Great Northern GreenwayPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
Route 672Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 672National Cycle Network
Great Northern GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef Great Northern GreenwayLocal cycle route
Pennine CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
22,424 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
22,424 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Coal Tit · Robin +43
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Red Fox
🐝Insects5 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hawthorn Shieldbug · Rhamphus oxyacanthae · Dorhn’s Alder Mining Sawfly · Typhlocyba quercus · Wild Rose Fusehorn
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Rhamphus oxyacanthaeRhamphus oxyacanthae
- Dorhn’s Alder Mining SawflyFenusa dohrnii
- Typhlocyba quercusTyphlocyba quercus
- Wild Rose FusehornArge ochropus
🌿Plants20 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Horse-radish · Blackthorn · Bee Orchid · Tutsan · Ribwort Plantain +15
- Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2025
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
- TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
22,424 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Coal Tit · Robin +43
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- PintailAnas acuta2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Red Fox
🐝Insects5 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hawthorn Shieldbug · Rhamphus oxyacanthae · Dorhn’s Alder Mining Sawfly · Typhlocyba quercus · Wild Rose Fusehorn
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Rhamphus oxyacanthaeRhamphus oxyacanthae
- Dorhn’s Alder Mining SawflyFenusa dohrnii
- Typhlocyba quercusTyphlocyba quercus
- Wild Rose FusehornArge ochropus
🌿Plants20 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Horse-radish · Blackthorn · Bee Orchid · Tutsan · Ribwort Plantain +15
- Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana2025
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
- TutsanHypericum androsaemum2025
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
- Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2025Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium2025Fodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum2025Fodder BurnetPoterium sanguisorba subsp. balearicum2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025Procumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculata2025Procumbent Yellow-sorrelOxalis corniculata2025BalmMelissa officinalis2025BalmMelissa officinalis2025Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium2025Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025Field MapleAcer campestre2025Field MapleAcer campestre2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2025Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Fat-henChenopodium album2025Fat-henChenopodium album2025Events & activities nearby
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