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Ockbrook and Borrowash Cricket Club

📷 Andrew Abbott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsPitches
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

52.91782, -1.37563

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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
  • ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Family friendly

café; Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Eristalis tenax, 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Eristalis tenax, 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

18 signed routes nearby · 53 public paths 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
Erewash Circular Route 4Walking route
Named route
Erewash Circular Route 13Walking route
Named route
The Settlementpublic footpath · 247 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 247 mPath type: residential
Sisters' Lanepublic footpath · 58 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 58 mPath type: residential
Shop Stonespublic footpath · 17 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 17 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
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Cycling

55 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 6Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Bakehouse Lanebridleway · 27 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 27 mSurface groundPath type: track
Bakehouse Lanebridleway · 150 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 150 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ockbrook cricket club

📷 Andrew Abbott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ockbrook cricket club

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