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🦉 Wildlife🛝 Family🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Chesterfield Getting here
53.23399, -1.43388
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Queen’s Park Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Queen’s Park Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam +57 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 11 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 ▾
South Chesterfield Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Trans-Pennine Trail (Staveley to Chesterfield spur) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Whittington and the Handleys Walking route ▾
Long Shambles public footpath · 44 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 44 m Surface paving_stones Path type: footway
Show on map The Shambles public footpath · 66 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 66 m Surface paving_stones Path type: footway
Show on map Sowters Row public footpath · 25 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 25 m Surface paving_stones Path type: footway
Show on map 75 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 Local cycle route
Show on map Rother Valley Washlands 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 N/A Cycling route 4 m ▾
Named route Length 4 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface other
Show on map N/A Cycling route 548 m ▾
Named route Length 548 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
28,393 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,393 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Common Gull · Carrion Crow +40
Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Red Fox · Brown Rat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🐝 Insects 2 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Coastal Redwood · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Japanese Knotweed · Field Maple · Scentless Mayweed +35
Coastal Redwood Sequoia sempervirens Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2025 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025 Field Maple Acer campestre2025 Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum2025 Wall Barley Hordeum murinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,393 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Common Gull · Carrion Crow +40
Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Red Fox · Brown Rat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus 🐝 Insects 2 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Coastal Redwood · Ivy-leaved Toadflax · Japanese Knotweed · Field Maple · Scentless Mayweed +35
Coastal Redwood Sequoia sempervirens Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis2025 Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2025 Field Maple Acer campestre2025 Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum2025 Wall Barley Hordeum murinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Nipplewort Lapsana communis2025
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2025
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis2025
Guernsey Fleabane Erigeron sumatrensis2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Borage Borago officinalis2025
Borage Borago officinalis2025
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025
Oxford Ragwort Senecio squalidus2025
Oxford Ragwort Senecio squalidus2025
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2025
Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua2025
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2025
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara2025
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens2025
Procumbent Pearlwort Sagina procumbens2025
Common Fumitory Fumaria officinalis2025
Common Fumitory Fumaria officinalis2025
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2025
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Wild Cherry Prunus avium2025
Wild Cherry Prunus avium2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Cleavers Galium aparine2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025
Oat Avena sativa2025
Oat Avena sativa2025
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Pale Persicaria Persicaria lapathifolia2025
Pale Persicaria Persicaria lapathifolia2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2025
Water Bent Polypogon viridis2025
Water Bent Polypogon viridis2025
Wall Lettuce Mycelis muralis2025
Wall Lettuce Mycelis muralis2025
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea2025
Ribbed Melilot Melilotus officinalis2025
Ribbed Melilot Melilotus officinalis2025
Many-Seeded Goosefoot Lipandra polysperma2025
Many-Seeded Goosefoot Lipandra polysperma2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Red Campion Silene dioica2025
Sweet Alison Lobularia maritima2025
Sweet Alison Lobularia maritima2025
Fat-hen Chenopodium album2025
Fat-hen Chenopodium album2025
Red Fescue Festuca rubra2025
Red Fescue Festuca rubra2025 