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Shipley Country Park

762 ha

📷 Garth Newton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome762 ha

Getting here

52.99482, -1.34945

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Mute Swan
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • ☕Barefeet Lodge Tea Rooms — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParkingToilets

Best for

13 activities

Ancient woodland

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan, Tufted Duck +76 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Free

Bluebell walks

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Dog's Mercury, Alder, Herb-Robert · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan, Tufted Duck +76 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

23 signed routes nearby · 84 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
6 of the best Circular WalkWalking route
Named route
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 6Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Sinclair Closepublic footpath · 83 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 83 mPath type: unclassified
The Fieldspublic footpath · 332 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 332 mPath type: service
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Cycling

28 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

92 public paths nearby

Public paths
Pit Lanebridleway · 48 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 48 mPath type: unclassified
Slack Roadbridleway · 151 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 151 mPath type: unclassified
Dog Kennel Lanebridleway · 8 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 8 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Pit Lanebridleway · 49 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 49 mPath type: unclassified
Shipley Lanebridleway · 288 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 288 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Site of the Hall in Shipley Country Park

📷 Garth Newton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Site of the Hall in Shipley Country Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Heanor Memorial ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Kirk Hallam Lake and MeadowsUrban park3.9 km→🌱Chaucer Old ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Heanor Memorial ParkUrban park1.8 km→🌱Old Park Recreation GroundUrban park4 km→🌱Shipley HillUrban park200 m→