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Pleasley Pit Country Park

3 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.17604, -1.25640

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 159m away — 4 car parks within reach, toilets nearby

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingToilets

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Four-spotted Chaser, Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +29 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Four-spotted Chaser, Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

toilets

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chesterfield Round WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Archaeological Way (old route)Walking route
Named route
Dukeries TrailWalking route
Named route
The Welly Walk, HardwickWalking route4 km

Wellies not essential!

Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Meden TrailWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Stockley TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Skegby TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 648Cycling route
Named routeRef 648National Cycle Network
Teversal TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route699 m
Named routeRef 648Length 699 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route95 m
Named routeRef 648Length 95 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Skegby Trailbridleway · 59 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 59 mPath type: cycleway
Skegby Trailbridleway · 38 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 38 mPath type: cycleway
Longhedge Lanebridleway · 1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1 kmSurface gravelPath type: track
Skegby Trailbridleway · 225 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 225 mSurface gravelPath type: cycleway
Skegby Trailbridleway · 416 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 416 mSurface gravelPath type: cycleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path in Pleasley Pit Country Park

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path in Pleasley Pit Country Park

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✦HARDWICK HALLHistoric site3.3 km→🌱Oxclose WoodUrban park3.3 km→🌱Silverhill WoodUrban park3.5 km→🌱CivicUrban park4.3 km→🌱Shirebrook WoodUrban park4.4 km→🌱St. Edmunds GardenUrban park4.4 km→

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