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52.94719, -1.47548
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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 🌿 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 🌿 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, Robin, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Dog's Mercury, Lords-and-Ladies, Reflexed Stonecrop +42 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Dog's Mercury, Lords-and-Ladies, Reflexed Stonecrop +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird +43 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Ramsons, Hazel +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 19 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Midshires Way Walking route 370 km ▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named route Length 370 km Regional walking route
Show on map 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 Centenary Way (Derbyshire) Walking route ▾
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 17 Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 90 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
42,289 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 42,289 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Mallard · Redwing · Blackbird · Great Tit +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Lords-and-Ladies · Reflexed Stonecrop · Honesty · Common Mouse-ear · Cherry Laurel +50
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Reflexed Stonecrop Petrosedum rupestre Honesty Lunaria annua Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 42,289 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Mallard · Redwing · Blackbird · Great Tit +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 7-spot Ladybird
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Lords-and-Ladies · Reflexed Stonecrop · Honesty · Common Mouse-ear · Cherry Laurel +50
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Reflexed Stonecrop Petrosedum rupestre Honesty Lunaria annua Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Ramsons Allium ursinum
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana
Thale Cress Arabidopsis thaliana
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna
Mind-your-own-business Soleirolia soleirolii
Mind-your-own-business Soleirolia soleirolii
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
Black-grass Alopecurus myosuroides
Black-grass Alopecurus myosuroides
Mistletoe Viscum album2025
Mistletoe Viscum album2025
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis2025
Barren Brome Anisantha sterilis2025
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2025
Male-fern Dryopteris filix-mas2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre2025
Biting Stonecrop Sedum acre2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2025
Snapdragon Antirrhinum majus2025
Snapdragon Antirrhinum majus2025
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum2025
Three-cornered Garlic Allium triquetrum2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Perennial Cornflower Centaurea montana2025
Perennial Cornflower Centaurea montana2025
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica2025
Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica2025
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium2025
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium2025
Bugle Ajuga reptans2025
Bugle Ajuga reptans2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum2025
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2025
Oregon-grape Mahonia aquifolium2025
Oregon-grape Mahonia aquifolium2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025
Lamb's-ear Stachys byzantina2025
Lamb's-ear Stachys byzantina2025
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium2025
Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus2025
Love-in-a-mist Nigella damascena2025
Love-in-a-mist Nigella damascena2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Crack-willow Salix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis2025
Crack-willow Salix alba x euxina = S. x fragilis2025
Water Bent Polypogon viridis2025
Water Bent Polypogon viridis2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea2025
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea2025
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum2025
Flowering Currant Ribes sanguineum2025
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2025
Creeping Bent Agrostis stolonifera2025
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2025
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum2025
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris2025
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris2025
Hairy Tare Ervilia hirsuta2025
Hairy Tare Ervilia hirsuta2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2025
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus2025
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia2025
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