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NOTTINGHAM ROAD CEMETERY

19 ha

📷 Francis Dolman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome19 ha

Getting here

52.92456, -1.44752

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About NOTTINGHAM ROAD CEMETERY

Nottingham Road Cemetery is a municipal cemetery in Chaddesden, an inner suburb of Derby, in central England. It was established in 1855 to provide more burial capacity for the rapidly growing town.

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CemeteryGrade II listed park and garden

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Carrion Crow
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParkingToilets

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Horse-chestnut, Weld, Elephant-ears +26 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Horse-chestnut, Weld, Elephant-ears +26 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Flowering Currant, Guelder-rose, White Dead-nettle +1 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Migrant Hawker, Limnephilus flavicornis +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Migrant Hawker, Limnephilus flavicornis +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Centenary Way (Derbyshire)Walking route
Named route
Erewash Circular Route 13Walking route
Named route
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Cycling

99 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Derby Orbital Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66Regional 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
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Spring in Nottingham Road Cemetery

📷 Francis Dolman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Spring in Nottingham Road Cemetery

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Markeaton ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Alvaston ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Chaddesden ParkUrban park1.1 km→🌱Riverside GardensUrban park1.7 km→🌱Riverside GardensUrban park1.7 km→🌱Sir Peter Hilton Memorial GardensUrban park1.9 km→

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