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Poolsbrook Country Park

9 ha

📷 Graham Hogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

53.25076, -1.34899

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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 118m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Blackthorn, Common Fleabane, Guelder-rose +31 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Blackthorn, Common Fleabane, Guelder-rose +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Blackthorn, Guelder-rose, Hogweed +1 more foraging species

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Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chesterfield Round WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Cuckoo WayWalking route
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Barlborough Heritage TrailWalking route
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The Chaffinch TrailWalking route
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The Miners WayWalking route
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Cycling

77 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Stockley TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Rother Valley WashlandsCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Doorstep RideCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The small lake at Poolsbrook Country Park

📷 Graham Hogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The small lake at Poolsbrook Country Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Poolsbrook Country ParkUrban park600 m→🏞️POOLSBROOKCountry park700 m→✦Bolsover CastleHistoric site4.1 km→🌱Poolsbrook Country ParkUrban park700 m→✦Bolsover Castle: eleventh century motte and bailey castle, twelfth century tower keep castle and seventeenth century country house.Historic site4.2 km→✦BOLSOVER CASTLEHistoric site4.2 km→

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