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Shepherds Plantation

2 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

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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
🌿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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿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

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hogweed, Dandelion, Common Nettle +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Lesser Marsh Grasshopper, 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +49 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Lesser Marsh Grasshopper, 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly +49 more · last seen 2026

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Birds — Wren, Robin, Chiffchaff +44 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Robin, Chiffchaff +44 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Hogweed, Dandelion +55 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Lords-and-Ladies, Hogweed, Dandelion +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Derby Nomad WayWalking route79 km

Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route

Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km

Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Ivanhoe WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

67 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cloud Trail GreenwayCycling route

Named routeRef Cloud Trail GreenwayLocal cycle route

Route 52Cycling route

Named routeRef 52National Cycle Network

Route 15Cycling route

Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network

East Midlands AirportCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 67Cycling route

Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

7,812 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,812 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

springsummer

2026

Wren · Robin · Chiffchaff · Carrion Crow · Rook +46

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024

🦌

Mammals5 species

springsummer

2025

Brown Hare · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Red Fox

Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
BadgerMeles meles
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024

🐝

Insects52 species

summer

2026

Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Field Grasshopper · Common Red Soldier Beetle +47

Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2024
Cheilosia grossaCheilosia grossa
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Neophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatus2024
Fever FlyDilophus febrilis2024
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2024
Cheilosia paganaCheilosia pagana2024
Plagiodera versicoloraPlagiodera versicolora2024
ParhelophilusParhelophilus2024
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2024
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
Empis lividaEmpis livida2024
Tree Damsel BugHimacerus (Himacerus) apterus2025
Cherry AphidMyzus (Myzus) cerasi2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2025
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Broad-barred FusehornArge cyanocrocea2025
Wayward SawflyTenthredo temula2025
Privet StriderMacrophya punctumalbum2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2024
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2024
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2024
Black-headed Velvet AntMyrmosa atra2024
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2024
Euura proxima/triandrae agg.Euura proxima/triandrae agg.2024
Aphis fabae groupAphis fabae group2024
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
HornetVespa crabro2024

🍄

Fungi1 species

summer

2025

Monilinia fructigena

Monilinia fructigenaMonilinia fructigena

🌿

Plants58 species

spring

2025

Lords-and-Ladies · Hogweed · Dandelion · Spear Thistle · Cow Parsley +53

Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
DandelionTaraxacum
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Common NettleUrtica dioica
CleaversGalium aparine
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
ElderSambucus nigra
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
White BryonyBryonia dioica
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
DaisyBellis perennis
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
AshFraxinus excelsior
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
Hard RushJuncus inflexus
HazelCorylus avellana
IvyHedera helix2024
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
White CloverTrifolium repens
Fat-henChenopodium album
Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare
Lizard OrchidHimantoglossum hircinum
AspenPopulus tremula
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
HollyIlex aquifolium
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare
Red CampionSilene dioica
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
RadishRaphanus raphanistrum2024
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2024
Field MapleAcer campestre2024
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2024
TimothyPhleum pratense2024
YewTaxus baccata2024
Common VetchVicia sativa2024
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2024
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2024
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,812 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

springsummer

2026

Wren · Robin · Chiffchaff · Carrion Crow · Rook +46

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024

🦌

Mammals5 species

springsummer

2025

Brown Hare · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Red Fox

Brown HareLepus europaeus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
BadgerMeles meles
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024

🐝

Insects52 species

summer

2026

Lesser Marsh Grasshopper · 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Field Grasshopper · Common Red Soldier Beetle +47

Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2024
Cheilosia grossaCheilosia grossa
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025
Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025
Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Neophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatus2024
Fever FlyDilophus febrilis2024
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2024
Cheilosia paganaCheilosia pagana2024
Plagiodera versicoloraPlagiodera versicolora2024
ParhelophilusParhelophilus2024
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2024
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
Empis lividaEmpis livida2024
Tree Damsel BugHimacerus (Himacerus) apterus2025
Cherry AphidMyzus (Myzus) cerasi2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2025
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2025
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
Broad-barred FusehornArge cyanocrocea2025
Wayward SawflyTenthredo temula2025
Privet StriderMacrophya punctumalbum2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Eriothrix rufomaculataEriothrix rufomaculata2024
Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2024
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruberDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2024
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis2024
Black-headed Velvet AntMyrmosa atra2024
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2024
Euura proxima/triandrae agg.Euura proxima/triandrae agg.2024
Aphis fabae groupAphis fabae group2024
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
HornetVespa crabro2024

🍄

Fungi1 species

summer

2025

Monilinia fructigena

Monilinia fructigenaMonilinia fructigena

🌿

Plants58 species

spring

2025

Lords-and-Ladies · Hogweed · Dandelion · Spear Thistle · Cow Parsley +53

Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
DandelionTaraxacum
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Common NettleUrtica dioica
CleaversGalium aparine
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
ElderSambucus nigra
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
White BryonyBryonia dioica
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
DaisyBellis perennis
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
AshFraxinus excelsior
Fool's Water-CressHelosciadium nodiflorum
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
Hard RushJuncus inflexus
HazelCorylus avellana
IvyHedera helix2024
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
White CloverTrifolium repens
Fat-henChenopodium album
Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare
Lizard OrchidHimantoglossum hircinum
AspenPopulus tremula
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
HollyIlex aquifolium
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare
Red CampionSilene dioica
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
RadishRaphanus raphanistrum2024
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2024
Field MapleAcer campestre2024
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2024
TimothyPhleum pratense2024
YewTaxus baccata2024
Common VetchVicia sativa2024
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2024
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera2024
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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