Markeaton Recreation Ground
6 ha
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
52.92881, -1.49142
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 183m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 183m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Cow Parsley, Cleavers, Hogweed +54 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Cow Parsley, Cleavers, Hogweed +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km14 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
Centenary Way (Derbyshire)Walking route▾
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 17Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
96 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Derby Orbital Route 66Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 66Regional cycle route
Great Northern GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef Great Northern GreenwayPoint-to-pointLocal 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
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Wildlife to spot
32,831 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
32,831 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMoorhen · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan · Grey Heron +32
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CootFulica atra
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Harlequin Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
🌿Plants62 species
springwinter
2026▾
Hogweed · Cow Parsley · Broad-leaved Dock · Wood Anemone · Cleavers +57
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
32,831 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMoorhen · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan · Grey Heron +32
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CootFulica atra
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Harlequin Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
🌿Plants62 species
springwinter
2026▾
Hogweed · Cow Parsley · Broad-leaved Dock · Wood Anemone · Cleavers +57
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lesser Celandine
Lesser Celandine
Ficaria verna
Ficaria verna
Reflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestreReflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestreHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaSpotted-laurelAucuba japonicaRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaRaspberryRubus idaeusRaspberryRubus idaeusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusHonestyLunaria annuaHonestyLunaria annuaDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisMind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleiroliiMind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleiroliiCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumBlack-grassAlopecurus myosuroidesBlack-grassAlopecurus myosuroidesCommon CouchElymus repens2025Common CouchElymus repens2025Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2025YewTaxus baccata2025YewTaxus baccata2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2025WeldReseda luteola2025WeldReseda luteola2025Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025YarrowAchillea millefolium2025Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2025Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2025Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis2025Guernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensis2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025Wood DockRumex sanguineus2025Wood DockRumex sanguineus2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2025RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025Common IvyHedera helix subsp. helix2025Common IvyHedera helix subsp. helix2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Common NettleUrtica dioica2025Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025Rosa caninaRosa canina2025Rosa caninaRosa canina2025Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025Bush VetchVicia sepium2025TimothyPhleum pratense2025TimothyPhleum pratense2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025Goat WillowSalix caprea2025Goat WillowSalix caprea2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2025MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2025DandelionTaraxacum2025DandelionTaraxacum2025Events & activities nearby
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