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Getting here
53.25445, -1.35108
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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 on site — 20 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 on site — 20 car parks within reach
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Carrion Crow +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Carrion Crow +73 more · last seen 2025
Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +42 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Blackthorn, Guelder-rose, Japanese Knotweed +36 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Blackthorn, Guelder-rose, Japanese Knotweed +36 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Blackthorn, Guelder-rose, Hogweed +2 more foraging species
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
10 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Chesterfield Round WalkWalking route
Cuckoo WayWalking route
Barlborough Heritage TrailWalking route
The Chaffinch TrailWalking route
The Miners WayWalking route
🚴Cycling
76 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 5Cycling route
Stockley TrailCycling route
Rother Valley WashlandsCycling route
Doorstep RideCycling route
LCN 3Cycling route
Route 67Cycling route
Wildlife to spot
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