Silverhill Wood Country Park
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.15466, -1.29496
Open directionsv
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
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕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
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area; Urban park — open green space
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Dog's Mercury, Winter Aconite, Sowbread +32 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Dog's Mercury, Winter Aconite, Sowbread +32 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Ramsons, Elder, Two-horned Pincerwort +1 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km14 signed routes nearby · 24 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chesterfield Round WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Archaeological Way (old route)Walking route▾
The Welly Walk, HardwickWalking route4 km▾
Wellies not essential!
Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Meden TrailWalking route▾
Skegby TrailWalking route▾
Carnarvon Streetpublic footpath · 193 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 193 mPath type: residential
Coppywood Closepublic footpath · 74 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 74 mPath type: residential
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
12 public paths nearby
Public paths
Peartree Lanebyway open to all traffic · 24 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 24 mSurface gravelPath type: track
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 · 100 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 100 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Peartree Lanebyway open to all traffic · 50 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 50 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Peartree Lanebyway open to all traffic · 194 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 194 mSurface dirtPath type: track
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Gap in the trees, Silverhill Wood Country Park
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