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Shipley Country Park

34 ha

📷 Trevor Rickard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome34 ha

Getting here

53.00144, -1.36622

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Black-headed Gull
  • 🌿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
Bike parkingParking· Paid

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

26 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Centenary Way (Derbyshire)Walking route
Named route
Amber Valley Routeways Walk 11Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Another 6 of the best Circular WalkWalking route
Named route
Sinclair Closepublic footpath · 83 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 83 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Bennerley Viaduct ViewpointCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 672Cycling route
Named routeRef 672National Cycle Network
Ripley GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef Ripley GreenwayLocal cycle route
Great Northern GreenwayCycling route
Named routeRef Great Northern GreenwayLocal cycle route
Bennerley ViaductCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Bell Lanebridleway · 1.4 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.4 kmSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wildflower meadow at Shipley Country Park

📷 Trevor Rickard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Wildflower meadow at Shipley Country Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Shipley Country ParkUrban park1.3 km→🌱Heanor Memorial ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱Heanor Memorial ParkUrban park1.6 km→🏞️SHIPLEYCountry park1.6 km→🌱Shipley HillUrban park1.5 km→🦉MANOR FLOODSNature reserve3.9 km→

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