Silverhill Wood Country Park 0 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Ashfield Getting here
53.15825, -1.30125
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, Lesser Celandine +54 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Dog's Mercury, Sowbread, Lesser Celandine +54 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
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Chesterfield Round Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Archaeological Way (old route) Walking route ▾
The Welly Walk, Hardwick Walking route 4 km ▾
Wellies not essential!
Named route Length 4 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Meden Trail Walking route ▾
Skegby Trail Walking route ▾
13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Blackwell Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Stockley Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Skegby Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 67 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 67 National Cycle Network
Show on map Teversal Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 72 m ▾
Named route Ref 67 Length 72 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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Wildlife to spot
22,178 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,178 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Wren · Blackbird +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 7-spot Ladybird · Brown Hawker
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Lesser Celandine · Sowbread · Bluebell · Dandelion · Wood Anemone +8
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium2025 Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Dandelion Taraxacum Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana Ramsons Allium ursinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,178 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Carrion Crow · Magpie · Wren · Blackbird +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coot Fulica atra Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 7-spot Ladybird · Brown Hawker
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis Lesser Celandine · Sowbread · Bluebell · Dandelion · Wood Anemone +8
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Sowbread Cyclamen hederifolium2025 Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Dandelion Taraxacum Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana Ramsons Allium ursinum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis
Fritillaria imperialis Fritillaria imperialis
Fritillaria imperialis Fritillaria imperialis
Narcissus pseudonarcissus Narcissus pseudonarcissus
Narcissus pseudonarcissus Narcissus pseudonarcissus
Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis
Winter Aconite Eranthis hyemalis
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2025
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