Silverhill Wood Country Park
8 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
53.16116, -1.29818
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
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Dog's Mercury, Sowbread, Wood Anemone +55 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Dog's Mercury, Sowbread, Wood Anemone +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Large White +25 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Large White +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Elder, Dandelion, Ramsons +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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▾
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
Photos
Silverhill Wood Country Park
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Own or manage this place?
Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.
Claim this page→How useful was the information on this page?
id: 8e07f150-24e4-4a1f-be7f-2222f529b54b
Events & activities nearby
Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Wildlife to spot
22,239 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
22,239 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Wren · Blackbird +34
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
7-spot Ladybird · Brown Hawker
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Wood Anemone · Lesser Celandine · Sowbread · Bluebell · Dandelion +9
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2025
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
22,239 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Wren · Blackbird +34
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
7-spot Ladybird · Brown Hawker
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
Wood Anemone · Lesser Celandine · Sowbread · Bluebell · Dandelion +9
- Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- SowbreadCyclamen hederifolium2025
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- DandelionTaraxacum
- Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas