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🦅Birds🧺Picnic🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.25695, -1.34786
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Carrion Crow
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 102m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Carrion Crow
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🛝Playground 102m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Coot, Carrion Crow, Magpie +48 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Coot, Carrion Crow, Magpie +48 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby · 36 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chesterfield Round WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Cuckoo WayWalking route▾
Barlborough Heritage TrailWalking route▾
The Chaffinch TrailWalking route▾
The Miners WayWalking route▾
Netherthorpe Footbridgepublic footpath · 30 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 30 mPath type: footway
76 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
7 public paths nearby
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Wildlife to spot
29,755 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
29,755 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Coot · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon +46
- CootFulica atra
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
- Common GullLarus canus
- Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Chiloe WigeonMareca sibilatrix
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RavenCorvus corax
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Alder · Bristly Oxtongue · Crataegus rhipidophylla · Blackthorn · Short-fruited Willowherb +82
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
- Crataegus rhipidophyllaCrataegus rhipidophylla
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus
- Cow Parsley
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
29,755 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Coot · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon +46
- CootFulica atra
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
- Common GullLarus canus
- Redpoll (cabaret/flammea)Acanthis flammea cabaret/flammea
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Chiloe WigeonMareca sibilatrix
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RavenCorvus corax
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Alder · Bristly Oxtongue · Crataegus rhipidophylla · Blackthorn · Short-fruited Willowherb +82
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
- Crataegus rhipidophyllaCrataegus rhipidophylla
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
- Short-fruited WillowherbEpilobium obscurum
- Soft-rushJuncus effusus
- Cow Parsley
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anthriscus sylvestris
Anthriscus sylvestris
Downy BirchBetula pubescensDowny BirchBetula pubescensHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaHedge WoundwortStachys sylvaticaGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisPerennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensisCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataOsierSalix viminalisOsierSalix viminalisTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisWild AngelicaAngelica sylvestrisRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumRosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifoliumGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa subsp. cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa subsp. cespitosaSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorumReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisHoary RagwortJacobaea erucifoliaHoary RagwortJacobaea erucifoliaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaHairy SedgeCarex hirtaHairy SedgeCarex hirtaRed BartsiaOdontites vernusRed BartsiaOdontites vernusBilbao FleabaneErigeron floribundusBilbao FleabaneErigeron floribundusCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumViper's-buglossEchium vulgareViper's-buglossEchium vulgareRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaHard RushJuncus inflexusHard RushJuncus inflexusKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaBlack MedickMedicago lupulinaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaRusty WillowSalix cinerea subsp. oleifoliaWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaReed Sweet-grassGlyceria maximaReed Sweet-grassGlyceria maximaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaCreeping BentAgrostis stoloniferaHenbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicauleHenbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicauleCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiButterfly-bushBuddleja davidiiGuernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensisGuernsey FleabaneErigeron sumatrensisChicoryCichorium intybusChicoryCichorium intybusCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaSneezewortAchillea ptarmicaSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumSquare-stalked St John's-wortHypericum tetrapterumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataTall MelilotMelilotus altissimusTall MelilotMelilotus altissimusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusWild CarrotDaucus carotaWild CarrotDaucus carotaSquare-stalked WillowherbEpilobium tetragonumSquare-stalked WillowherbEpilobium tetragonumTansyTanacetum vulgareTansyTanacetum vulgareHedge BedstrawGalium albumHedge BedstrawGalium albumCommon ReedPhragmites australisCommon ReedPhragmites australisWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseBulrushTypha latifoliaBulrushTypha latifoliaCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratenseMeadow Crane's-billGeranium pratensePerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaGuelder-roseViburnum opulusGuelder-roseViburnum opulusWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masHollyhockAlcea roseaHollyhockAlcea roseaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusPennyroyalMentha pulegiumPennyroyalMentha pulegium