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Silverhill Wood Country Park

15 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

53.15132, -1.29341

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CampsiteParking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Robin, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Dog's Mercury, Common Feather-moss, Early Dog-violet +61 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Dog's Mercury, Common Feather-moss, Early Dog-violet +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Ramsons, Elder, Two-horned Pincerwort +1 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral +9 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Chesterfield Round WalkWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Archaeological Way (old route)Walking route

Named route

The Welly Walk, HardwickWalking route4 km

Wellies not essential!

Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route

Meden TrailWalking route

Named route

Skegby TrailWalking route

Named route

Coppywood Closepublic footpath · 74 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 74 mPath type: residential

Carnarvon Streetpublic footpath · 193 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 193 mPath type: residential

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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Blackwell TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Stockley TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Skegby TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 67Cycling route

Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network

Teversal TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route72 m

Named routeRef 67Length 72 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths

Peartree Lanebyway open to all traffic · 55 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 55 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Peartree Lanebyway open to all traffic · 294 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 294 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Peartree Lanebyway open to all traffic · 41 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 41 mPath type: service

Peartree Lanebyway open to all traffic · 237 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 237 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Peartree Lanebyway open to all traffic · 32 m

Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 32 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

25,531 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

25,531 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds35 species

winter

2026

Robin · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Magpie · Woodpigeon +30

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Great TitParus major2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
CootFulica atra2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025

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Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🌿

Plants4 species

spring

2026

Early Dog-violet · Ramsons · Dog's Mercury · Narcissus pseudonarcissus

Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Narcissus pseudonarcissusNarcissus pseudonarcissus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

25,531 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds35 species

winter

2026

Robin · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Magpie · Woodpigeon +30

RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Great TitParus major2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
CootFulica atra2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🌿

Plants4 species

spring

2026

Early Dog-violet · Ramsons · Dog's Mercury · Narcissus pseudonarcissus

Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Narcissus pseudonarcissusNarcissus pseudonarcissus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Railway track, Silverhill Wood Country Park

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✦HARDWICK HALLHistoric site2.3 km→🌱Sutton LawnUrban park4.1 km→🌱Silverhill WoodUrban park400 m→🌱Brierley Forest ParkUrban park2 km→🌱Tibshelf PondsUrban park3.6 km→🌱Hardwick Estate GardensUrban park2.1 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Silverhill 2

Not High (England Use Only)374 m→

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Silverhill 3

Not High (England Use Only)439 m→

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Silverhill 4

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