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📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

52.88667, -1.40808

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Magpie, Carrion Crow +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Carrion Crow +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Green-veined White +84 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Green-veined White +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Ragwort, Lesser Celandine, Eastern Sowbread +47 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Ragwort, Lesser Celandine, Eastern Sowbread +47 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Coral Tooth · last seen 2023; Fungi — Coral Tooth · last seen 2023

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Guelder-rose, Common Nettle, Elder +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Derby Nomad WayWalking route79 km
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
Derwent Valley Heritage WayWalking route89 km
Named routeLength 89 kmRegional walking route
Erewash Circular Route 4Walking route
Named route
Erewash Circular Route 13Walking route
Named route
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Cycling

80 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Derby Orbital Route 66Cycling route
Named routeRef 66Regional cycle route
Pennine CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef 68National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
Cloud Trail GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef Cloud Trail GreenwayLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route65 m
Named routeRef 6Length 65 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Entering Derby

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Entering Derby

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Elvaston Castle Country ParkUrban park1.2 km→✦ELVASTON CASTLEHistoric site1.1 km→🏞️ELVASTON CASTLECountry park1.2 km→🌱Alvaston ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Osmaston ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Chaddesden ParkUrban park4.7 km→

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