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Getting here
52.90807, -1.44993
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 105m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 105m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Magpie +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Magpie +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Chickweed, Daisy, Horse-chestnut +29 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Chickweed, Daisy, Horse-chestnut +29 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Circular Walk 19Walking route▾
Erewash Circular Walk 21Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
105 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
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Wildlife to spot
31,992 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
31,992 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull +39
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Brown Rat
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Common Chickweed · Daisy · Horse-chestnut · Weld · Elephant-ears +8
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
- WeldReseda luteola
- Elephant-earsBergenia crassifolia
- Norway MapleAcer platanoides
- ButterburPetasites hybridus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
31,992 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Black-headed Gull +39
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Brown Rat
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Common Chickweed · Daisy · Horse-chestnut · Weld · Elephant-ears +8
- Common ChickweedStellaria media
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
- WeldReseda luteola
- Elephant-earsBergenia crassifolia
- Norway MapleAcer platanoides
- ButterburPetasites hybridus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
