Poolsbrook Country Park 2 ha
🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic🦅 Birds
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Chesterfield Getting here
53.25680, -1.35181
Open directionsv 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 246m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 246m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Carrion Crow +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Carrion Crow +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, toilets, picnic area
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Blackthorn, Guelder-rose, Japanese Knotweed +34 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Blackthorn, Guelder-rose, Japanese Knotweed +34 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Chesterfield Round Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Cuckoo Way Walking route ▾
Barlborough Heritage Trail Walking route ▾
The Chaffinch Trail Walking route ▾
The Miners Way Walking route ▾
77 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 Local cycle route
Show on map Stockley Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Rother Valley Washlands Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Doorstep Ride Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 67 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 67 National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos The Lake, Poolsbrook Country Park
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Aeshna grandis
Aeshna grandis
Square-stalked Willowherb Epilobium tetragonum
Square-stalked Willowherb Epilobium tetragonum
Hollyhock Alcea rosea
Hollyhock Alcea rosea
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Ivy Hedera helix
Ivy Hedera helix
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
Field-rose Rosa arvensis
Field-rose Rosa arvensis
Scarlet Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis
Scarlet Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill Geranium molle
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Wormwood Artemisia absinthium
Wormwood Artemisia absinthium
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Black-grass Alopecurus myosuroides
Black-grass Alopecurus myosuroides
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Dogwood Cornus sanguinea
Rape Brassica napus
Rape Brassica napus
Argentinian Vervain Verbena bonariensis
Argentinian Vervain Verbena bonariensis
Great Bindweed Calystegia sepium subsp. sepium
Great Bindweed Calystegia sepium subsp. sepium
Rat's-tail Fescue Vulpia myuros
Rat's-tail Fescue Vulpia myuros
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Common Orache Atriplex patula
Common Orache Atriplex patula
Weld Reseda luteola
Weld Reseda luteola
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Fodder Vetch Vicia villosa
Fodder Vetch Vicia villosa
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Red Fescue Festuca rubra
Hemlock Conium maculatum
Hemlock Conium maculatum
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Egyptian Clover Trifolium alexandrinum
Egyptian Clover Trifolium alexandrinum
Lesser Swine-cress Lepidium didymum
Lesser Swine-cress Lepidium didymum
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Cleavers Galium aparine
Cleavers Galium aparine
Borage Borago officinalis
Borage Borago officinalis
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas
Common Chickweed Stellaria media
Common Chickweed Stellaria media Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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