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Queens Park

📷 Roger Temple · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

53.23259, -1.43268

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • ☕Parkside Food — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidPlaygroundToilets

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Seasonal nature

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

Foraging

Plants — Hazel, Garlic Mustard, Guelder-rose +9 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Tree Bumblebee, Early Bumblebee, Harlequin Ladybird +25 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Tree Bumblebee, Early Bumblebee, Harlequin Ladybird +25 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chesterfield Round WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Cuckoo WayWalking route
Named route
South Chesterfield WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Staveley to Chesterfield spur)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Whittington and the HandleysWalking route
Named route
Long Shamblespublic footpath · 44 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 44 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: footway
The Shamblespublic footpath · 66 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 66 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: footway
Sowters Rowpublic footpath · 25 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 25 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: footway
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Cycling

75 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Rother Valley WashlandsCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route4 m
Named routeLength 4 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface other
N/ACycling route548 m
Named routeLength 548 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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Floods in Queens Park

📷 Roger Temple · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Floods in Queens Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Holmebrook Valley Country ParkUrban park3.1 km→🏞️HOLME BROOKCountry park3.1 km→🌱Queen's ParkUrban park100 m→🌱Queen's ParkUrban park100 m→🌱Shentall Memorial GardensUrban park400 m→🌱Tapton ParkUrban park2 km→

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