Plan your visit
🧺Picnic🦅Birds🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.08459, -1.32487
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Ringed Plover and Peregrine
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Charitea — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Ringed Plover and Peregrine
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Charitea — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Peregrine, Raven +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Peregrine, Raven +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Peacock +165 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Another 6 of the best Circular WalkWalking route▾
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 18Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Skegby TrailWalking route▾
Broxtowe Country TrailWalking route▾
Cromford Canal FootpathWalking route▾
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Blackwell TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Ripley GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef Ripley GreenwayLocal cycle route
Skegby TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 67Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.1 km▾
Named routeRef 67Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Pinxton Wharf, from the north
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Wildlife to spot
12,418 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,418 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds17 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2026▾
Peregrine · Little Ringed Plover · Barn Owl · Hobby · Woodpigeon +12
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐝Insects21 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Eristalis tenax · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Green Shieldbug · Oak Bush-cricket · Red-legged Shieldbug +16
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Common Fleabane · Bristly Oxtongue · Giant Fescue · Butterbur · Hairy-brome +71
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
- Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus
- ButterburPetasites hybridus
- Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa
- Bush VetchVicia sepium
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,418 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds17 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2026▾
Peregrine · Little Ringed Plover · Barn Owl · Hobby · Woodpigeon +12
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Hedgehog
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐝Insects21 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Eristalis tenax · Cuckoo-Spit Insect · Green Shieldbug · Oak Bush-cricket · Red-legged Shieldbug +16
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Common Fleabane · Bristly Oxtongue · Giant Fescue · Butterbur · Hairy-brome +71
- Common FleabanePulicaria dysenterica
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
- Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus
- ButterburPetasites hybridus
- Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa
- Bush VetchVicia sepium
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2-spot Ladybird
2-spot Ladybird
Adalia bipunctata
Adalia bipunctata
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VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaHoary RagwortJacobaea erucifoliaHoary RagwortJacobaea erucifoliaHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumWhorled MintMentha aquatica x arvensis = M. x verticillataWhorled MintMentha aquatica x arvensis = M. x verticillataTormentilPotentilla erectaTormentilPotentilla erectaWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraBroussa MulleinVerbascum bombyciferumBroussa MulleinVerbascum bombyciferumMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisGreater Burnet-saxifragePimpinella majorGreater Burnet-saxifragePimpinella majorGypsywortLycopus europaeusGypsywortLycopus europaeusGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaBearded CouchElymus caninusBearded CouchElymus caninusMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreMarsh-bedstrawGalium palustreCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusMarsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatusGreat BurnetSanguisorba officinalisGreat BurnetSanguisorba officinalisMontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiifloraMontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiifloraGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusPlicate Sweet-grassGlyceria notataPlicate Sweet-grassGlyceria notataMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumAmphibious BistortPersicaria amphibiaAmphibious BistortPersicaria amphibiaCommon ReedPhragmites australisCommon ReedPhragmites australisBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisGooseberryRibes uva-crispaGooseberryRibes uva-crispaMarsh RagwortJacobaea aquaticaMarsh RagwortJacobaea aquaticaBladder CampionSilene vulgarisBladder CampionSilene vulgarisSquare-stalked WillowherbEpilobium tetragonumSquare-stalked WillowherbEpilobium tetragonumDryopteris borreriDryopteris borreriDryopteris borreriDryopteris borreriCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisCommon ToadflaxLinaria vulgarisSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensisFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansFloating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitansButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaPendulous SedgeCarex pendulaRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumShining Crane's-billGeranium lucidumDogwoodCornus sanguineaDogwoodCornus sanguineaNorway MapleAcer platanoidesNorway MapleAcer platanoidesHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumHedge BedstrawGalium albumHedge BedstrawGalium albumNarrow Buckler-fernDryopteris carthusianaNarrow Buckler-fernDryopteris carthusianaHorse-radishArmoracia rusticanaHorse-radishArmoracia rusticanaWild MignonetteReseda luteaWild MignonetteReseda luteaWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaGuelder-roseViburnum opulusGuelder-roseViburnum opulusBroomCytisus scopariusBroomCytisus scopariusWood MelickMelica unifloraWood MelickMelica unifloraHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumCommon Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahitCommon Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahitBrown SedgeCarex distichaBrown SedgeCarex distichaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaSpiked Water-milfoilMyriophyllum spicatumSpiked Water-milfoilMyriophyllum spicatumLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaLesser SpearwortRanunculus flammulaShort-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurumShort-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurumWater-pepperPersicaria hydropiperWater-pepperPersicaria hydropiperSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusSharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorusPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaCorn MintMentha arvensisCorn MintMentha arvensisCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaAlsike CloverTrifolium hybridumAlsike CloverTrifolium hybridumBetonyBetonica officinalisBetonyBetonica officinalisCommon FumitoryFumaria officinalisCommon FumitoryFumaria officinalisTansyTanacetum vulgareTansyTanacetum vulgareLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvense