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Parson's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 John H Darch · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Robin
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Robin
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Parking· FreePicnic spot

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Robin, Carrion Crow +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Robin, Carrion Crow +70 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

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Harebell, Maidenhair Spleenwort, Common Nettle +48 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Harebell, Maidenhair Spleenwort, Common Nettle +48 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +27 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Alder Leaf Beetle, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +27 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Limestone WayWalking route74 km

Castleton to Rocester

Named routeLength 74 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Circular Park WalkWalking route1.6 km

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Named routeLength 1.6 kmDuration 00:40Round tripLocal walking route

Hinkley Wood Route, Ilam ParkWalking route1.2 km

Named routeLength 1.2 kmDuration 00:20Point-to-pointLocal walking route

Walk from Dovedale to Milldale, DovedaleWalking route5 km

Named routeLength 5 kmDuration 03:00Point-to-pointLocal walking route

Manifold TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

37 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Route 550Cycling route

Named routeRef 550National Cycle Network

Route 547Cycling route

Named routeRef 547National Cycle Network

Pennine CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network

Route 549Cycling route

Named routeRef 549National Cycle Network

Alternative RouteCycling route2.3 km

Named routeRef 547Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route450 m

Named routeRef 68Length 450 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Tissington TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRef Tissington TrailPoint-to-pointLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

12,679 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

12,679 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds36 species

autumnwinter

2026

Dipper · Robin · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Raven +31

DipperCinclus cinclus
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025

🐝

Insects3 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Bronze Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025

🌿

Plants73 species

winter

2026

Herb-Robert · Common Chickweed · Common Nettle · Smooth Sow-thistle · Alder +68

Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Common ChickweedStellaria media2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
HutchinsiaHornungia petraea
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2025
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2025
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
IvyHedera helix2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025
Water-StarwortCallitriche2025
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025
Greater SnowdropGalanthus elwesii2025
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium2025
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2025
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
Compact Grape-hyacinthMuscari botryoides2025
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025
YewTaxus baccata2025
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2025
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2025
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
Bush VetchVicia sepium2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Corsican HelleboreHelleborus argutifolius2025
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025
Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025
Snow-in-summerCerastium tomentosum2025
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025
CrosswortCruciata laevipes2025
Argentinian VervainVerbena bonariensis2025
Water BentPolypogon viridis2025
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025
Common DuckweedLemna minor2025
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

12,679 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds36 species

autumnwinter

2026

Dipper · Robin · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Raven +31

DipperCinclus cinclus
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025

🐝

Insects3 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Bronze Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Bronze ShieldbugTroilus luridus
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025

🌿

Plants73 species

winter

2026

Herb-Robert · Common Chickweed · Common Nettle · Smooth Sow-thistle · Alder +68

Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2025
Common ChickweedStellaria media2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
AlderAlnus glutinosa2025
AshFraxinus excelsior2025
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2025
CleaversGalium aparine2025
HutchinsiaHornungia petraea
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2025
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2025
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2025
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2025
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2025
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2025
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2025
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2025
SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2025
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2025
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025
IvyHedera helix2025
HollyIlex aquifolium2025
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2025
Water-StarwortCallitriche2025
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2025
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2025
Greater SnowdropGalanthus elwesii2025
Garden Lady's-mantleAlchemilla mollis2025
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2025
Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium2025
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2025
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2025
Compact Grape-hyacinthMuscari botryoides2025
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2025
YewTaxus baccata2025
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2025
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2025
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2025
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2025
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2025
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Yellow CorydalisPseudofumaria lutea2025
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2025
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2025
Bush VetchVicia sepium2025
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2025
HazelCorylus avellana2025
Corsican HelleboreHelleborus argutifolius2025
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2025
Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare2025
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2025
White CloverTrifolium repens2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis2025
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2025
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2025
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025
Snow-in-summerCerastium tomentosum2025
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2025
CrosswortCruciata laevipes2025
Argentinian VervainVerbena bonariensis2025
Water BentPolypogon viridis2025
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025
Common DuckweedLemna minor2025
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2025
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 John H Darch · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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