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Pearson's Wood

4 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Katharine Pearson Woods · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

53.10417, -1.44556

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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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

🌤️ 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
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — House Sparrow, Blackbird, Blue Tit +31 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Sparrow, Blackbird, Blue Tit +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +17 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Speckled Wood, Green-veined White, Meadow Brown +17 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route

Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km

Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route

Amber Valley Routeways Walk 12Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Amber Valley Routeway Walk 18Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Cromford Canal FootpathWalking route

Named route

Lavender Walkpublic footpath · 104 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 104 mPath type: footway

Wildlife to spot

7,648 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,648 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds36 species

springsummer

2025

Blackbird · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Robin · Great Tit +31

BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024
BuzzardButeo buteo
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
JayGarrulus glandarius
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RookCorvus frugilegus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Barn OwlTyto alba
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
Little OwlAthene noctua2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
SwiftApus apus2022

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Otter

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus
OtterLutra lutra2024

🐝

Insects20 species

summer

2024

Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown · Green-veined White · Small White · Comma +15

Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Small WhitePieris rapae
CommaPolygonia c-album
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
RingletAphantopus hyperantus
Large WhitePieris brassicae
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
PeacockAglais io
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2023
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus
Painted LadyVanessa cardui
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2022
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2022
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2022

🌿

Plants115 species

wintersummer

2025

Bush Vetch · Common Nettle · False Oat-grass · Creeping Buttercup · Ribwort Plantain +110

Bush VetchVicia sepium2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
DandelionTaraxacum2024
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2024
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2022
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2022
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2022
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2022
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2022
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2022
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2022
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2022
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2022
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2022
YarrowAchillea millefolium2022
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2022
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2022
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024
BrambleRubus fruticosus2024
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2024
Reflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestre2024
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024
NipplewortLapsana communis2024
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2024
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2024
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2024
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2024
daffodilsNarcissus2024
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
AshFraxinus excelsior2024
BeechFagus sylvatica2024
HollyIlex aquifolium2024
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024
Silver BirchBetula pendula2024
HazelCorylus avellana2024
BroomCytisus scoparius2024
IvyHedera helix2024
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024
Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum2024
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2024
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2024
SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2024
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024
White Dead-nettleLamium album2024
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2024
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
Snow-in-summerCerastium tomentosum2024
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2022
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2022
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2022
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2022
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2022
Oval SedgeCarex leporina2022
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2022
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2022
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2022
Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2022
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2022
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2022
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2022
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2022
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2022
Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba2022
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2022
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2022
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2022
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2022
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2022
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2022
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2022
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2022
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2022
Burnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifraga2022
Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2022
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2022
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2022
Sweet VioletViola odorata2022
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2022
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2022
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2022
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2022
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2022
Red CampionSilene dioica2022
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2022
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2022
DaisyBellis perennis2022
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2022
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2022
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2022
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2022
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2022
Greater PlantainPlantago major2022
LavenderLavandula2022
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,648 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds36 species

springsummer

2025

Blackbird · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Robin · Great Tit +31

BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
MagpiePica pica
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2024
BuzzardButeo buteo
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
JayGarrulus glandarius
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
RookCorvus frugilegus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Barn OwlTyto alba
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2024
Little OwlAthene noctua2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
SwiftApus apus2022

🦌

Mammals3 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Hedgehog · Brown Hare · Otter

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus
OtterLutra lutra2024

🐝

Insects20 species

summer

2024

Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown · Green-veined White · Small White · Comma +15

Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
Green-veined WhitePieris napi
Small WhitePieris rapae
CommaPolygonia c-album
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
RingletAphantopus hyperantus
Large WhitePieris brassicae
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
PeacockAglais io
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2023
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus
Painted LadyVanessa cardui
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2022
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2022
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2022

🌿

Plants115 species

wintersummer

2025

Bush Vetch · Common Nettle · False Oat-grass · Creeping Buttercup · Ribwort Plantain +110

Bush VetchVicia sepium2024
Common NettleUrtica dioica2024
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024
White CloverTrifolium repens2024
DandelionTaraxacum2024
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2024
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris2024
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2024
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024
CleaversGalium aparine2024
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2022
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2022
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2022
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2022
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2022
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2022
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2022
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2022
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2022
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2022
YarrowAchillea millefolium2022
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2022
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2022
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2024
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024
BrambleRubus fruticosus2024
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2024
Reflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestre2024
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2024
NipplewortLapsana communis2024
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum2024
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2024
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2024
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2024
daffodilsNarcissus2024
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2024
AshFraxinus excelsior2024
BeechFagus sylvatica2024
HollyIlex aquifolium2024
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2024
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024
Silver BirchBetula pendula2024
HazelCorylus avellana2024
BroomCytisus scoparius2024
IvyHedera helix2024
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024
Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum2024
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2024
Wall CotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis2024
SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2024
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2024
White Dead-nettleLamium album2024
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2024
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2024
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
Snow-in-summerCerastium tomentosum2024
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2022
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2022
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2022
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis2022
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2022
Oval SedgeCarex leporina2022
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2022
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2022
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2022
Marsh HorsetailEquisetum palustre2022
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2022
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2022
SneezewortAchillea ptarmica2022
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2022
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2022
Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba2022
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2022
Ragged-RobinSilene flos-cuculi2022
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2022
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2022
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris2022
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2022
Wild CarrotDaucus carota2022
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2022
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2022
Burnet-saxifragePimpinella saxifraga2022
Creeping-JennyLysimachia nummularia2022
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2022
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2022
Sweet VioletViola odorata2022
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2022
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2022
Rough HawkbitLeontodon hispidus2022
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2022
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2022
Red CampionSilene dioica2022
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2022
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2022
DaisyBellis perennis2022
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2022
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2022
Marsh-bedstrawGalium palustre2022
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2022
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2022
Greater PlantainPlantago major2022
LavenderLavandula2022
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2022

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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