Parker's Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 40 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 40 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Chesterfield Getting here
53.24842, -1.37970
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 🅿️ Parking 198m away — 10 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 198m away — 10 car parks within reach £ 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 — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Pink Masterwort, Pot Marigold, Stinking Iris +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, Sphaerophoria scripta, Dock Bug +37 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Sphaerophoria scripta, Dock Bug +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Garlic Mustard, Blackthorn, Gooseberry +3 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 48 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 Barlborough Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
The Chaffinch Trail Walking route ▾
Beeley Way public footpath · 71 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 71 m Path type: footway
Show on map Furnace Lane public footpath · 618 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 618 m Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map North Moor View public footpath · 58 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 58 m Path type: residential
Show on map 80 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 Local cycle route
Show on map Stockley Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Rother Valley Washlands Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Doorstep Ride 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 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Westwood Lane bridleway · 7 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 7 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Grove Road bridleway · 107 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 107 m Surface paved Path type: residential
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos West Wood Near Inkersall Green
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Wildlife to spot
8,723 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,723 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Great Tit +35
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rook Corvus frugilegus Redwing Turdus iliacus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Linnet Linaria cannabina Starling Sturnus vulgaris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Rock Dove Columba livia Jay Garrulus glandarius Skylark Alauda arvensis Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Siskin Spinus spinus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackthorn · Parsley Piert · Quinoa · Wood Dock · Prickly Lettuce +27
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Parsley Piert Aphanes arvensis Quinoa Chenopodium quinoa Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola White Campion Silene latifolia Lime Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,723 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Great Tit +35
Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rook Corvus frugilegus Redwing Turdus iliacus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Linnet Linaria cannabina Starling Sturnus vulgaris Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Rock Dove Columba livia Jay Garrulus glandarius Skylark Alauda arvensis Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Siskin Spinus spinus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackthorn · Parsley Piert · Quinoa · Wood Dock · Prickly Lettuce +27
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Parsley Piert Aphanes arvensis Quinoa Chenopodium quinoa Wood Dock Rumex sanguineus Prickly Lettuce Lactuca serriola White Campion Silene latifolia Lime Tilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Many-Seeded Goosefoot Lipandra polysperma
Many-Seeded Goosefoot Lipandra polysperma
Canadian Fleabane Erigeron canadensis
Canadian Fleabane Erigeron canadensis
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
White Clover Trifolium repens
White Clover Trifolium repens
Wild Carrot Daucus carota
Wild Carrot Daucus carota
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Shepherd's-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba subsp. sanguisorba
Salad Burnet Poterium sanguisorba subsp. sanguisorba
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Hornbeam Carpinus betulus
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Red Goosefoot Oxybasis rubra
Red Goosefoot Oxybasis rubra
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris
Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris
Redshank Persicaria maculosa
Redshank Persicaria maculosa
Lolium perenne Lolium perenne
Lolium perenne Lolium perenne
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Soft-rush Juncus effusus
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Aspen Populus tremula
Aspen Populus tremula
Hoary Mustard Hirschfeldia incana
Hoary Mustard Hirschfeldia incana
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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