Old Spring Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 7 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › North East Derbyshire Getting here
53.21964, -1.48127
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Robin +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Robin +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Elder, Great Willowherb +4 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Roesel's Bush-cricket, St Marks Fly +13 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Roesel's Bush-cricket, St Marks Fly +13 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 33 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Chesterfield Round Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Cuckoo Way Walking route ▾
South Chesterfield Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Trans-Pennine Trail (Staveley to Chesterfield spur) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map North Chesterfield Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Rose Spring Lane public footpath · 259 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 259 m Surface gravel Path type: service
Show on map Rose Spring Lane public footpath · 159 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 159 m Surface gravel Path type: service
Show on map Little Blackpool public footpath · 134 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 134 m Path type: footway
Show on map 38 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 Local cycle route
Show on map Rother Valley Washlands Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 67 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 67 National Cycle Network
Show on map N/A Cycling route 548 m ▾
Named route Length 548 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 107 m ▾
Named route Length 107 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Spring House Farm, Walton Back Lane
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Wildlife to spot
19,228 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,228 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Dipper · Mandarin Duck · Kingfisher · Mallard · Robin +44
Dipper Cinclus cinclus Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Sparrow Passer domesticus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coot Fulica atra Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Little Egret Egretta garzetta Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Siskin Spinus spinus Rock Dove Columba livia Skylark Alauda arvensis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Redwing Turdus iliacus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goosander Mergus merganser Stock Dove Columba oenas Rook Corvus frugilegus Linnet Linaria cannabina Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Greylag Goose Anser anser Motacilla cinerea cinerea Motacilla cinerea cinerea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Harlequin Ladybird · Bertkauia lucifuga · Ecdyonurus · Green Drake · Rhyacophila +5
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Bertkauia lucifuga Bertkauia lucifuga2025 Ecdyonurus Ecdyonurus2025 Green Drake Ephemera danica2025 Rhyacophila Rhyacophila2025 Blue-winged Olive Serratella ignita Elder · Great Willowherb · Himalayan Balsam
Elder Sambucus nigra Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,228 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Dipper · Mandarin Duck · Kingfisher · Mallard · Robin +44
Dipper Cinclus cinclus Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Sparrow Passer domesticus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Coot Fulica atra Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Little Egret Egretta garzetta Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Starling Sturnus vulgaris Siskin Spinus spinus Rock Dove Columba livia Skylark Alauda arvensis Tawny Owl Strix aluco Redwing Turdus iliacus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goosander Mergus merganser Stock Dove Columba oenas Rook Corvus frugilegus Linnet Linaria cannabina Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Greylag Goose Anser anser Motacilla cinerea cinerea Motacilla cinerea cinerea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Harlequin Ladybird · Bertkauia lucifuga · Ecdyonurus · Green Drake · Rhyacophila +5
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Bertkauia lucifuga Bertkauia lucifuga2025 Ecdyonurus Ecdyonurus2025 Green Drake Ephemera danica2025 Rhyacophila Rhyacophila2025 Blue-winged Olive Serratella ignita Elder · Great Willowherb · Himalayan Balsam
Elder Sambucus nigra Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Hydropsyche Hydropsyche2025
Hydropsyche Hydropsyche2025
Leuctra Leuctra2025
Leuctra Leuctra2025
Polycentropus Polycentropus2025
Polycentropus Polycentropus2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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