Sharley Park Leisure Centre
30 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome30 ha
Getting here
53.16645, -1.40347
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — 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, Robin, Chiffchaff +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Chiffchaff +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell +42 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Alder, Himalayan Balsam +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chesterfield Round WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
South Chesterfield WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Tibshelf WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Astwith WalkWalking route▾
Pilsley WalkWalking route▾
17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 67Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route72 m▾
Named routeRef 67Length 72 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route76 m▾
Named routeRef 67Length 76 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route156 m▾
Named routeRef 67Length 156 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route23 m▾
Named routeRef 67Length 23 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route3.1 km▾
Named routeRef 67Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Photos
The old sports pavilion in Sharley Park
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Wildlife to spot
10,615 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,615 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Robin
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
Southern Hawker
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Ash · Mugwort · Butterfly-bush · Field-rose · Common Knapweed +136
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- Field-roseRosa arvensis
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
- NipplewortLapsana communis
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,615 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Magpie · Robin
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
Southern Hawker
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Ash · Mugwort · Butterfly-bush · Field-rose · Common Knapweed +136
- AshFraxinus excelsior
- MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
- Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
- Field-roseRosa arvensis
- Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
- NipplewortLapsana communis
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas