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SMITHURST MEADOWS

3 ha

📷 Graham Hogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

53.00446, -1.29158

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Strong match

Nature reserve

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Nature reserve

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — nature reserve

Free

Forest walks

Strong match

Nature reserve

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

17 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Centenary Way (Derbyshire)Walking route

Named route

6 of the best Circular WalkWalking route

Named route

Another 6 of the best Circular WalkWalking route

Named route

Amber Valley Routeway Walk 6Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Erewash Circular Walk 11Walking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

24 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

Bennerley ViaductCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 67Cycling route

Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network

Erewash Valley TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

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Horse riding

11 public paths nearby

Public paths

Halls Lanebridleway · 57 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 57 mSurface asphaltPath type: track

Halls Lanebridleway · 42 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 42 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Halls Lanebridleway · 163 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 163 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway

Billy Hall's Lanebridleway · 357 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 357 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway

Halls Lanebridleway · 14 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 14 mSurface asphaltPath type: track

About this nature reserve

Smithurst Meadows is a 3-hectare Local Nature Reserve situated in Broxtowe, East Midlands. It features wildflower meadows and hedgerows, attracting a variety of butterfly species and offering tranquil walking paths.

Wildlife to spot

100,357 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

100,357 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds58 species

winter

2026

Shoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Magpie · Robin +53

ShovelerSpatula clypeata
PochardAythya ferina
WigeonMareca penelope2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Great TitParus major2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

100,357 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

winter

2026

Shoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Magpie · Robin +53

ShovelerSpatula clypeata
PochardAythya ferina
WigeonMareca penelope2025
MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Great TitParus major2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Graham Hogg · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Shipley Country ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Chaucer Old ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Heanor Memorial ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Old Park Recreation GroundUrban park3.8 km→🌱Basil Russell Playing FieldsUrban park3.8 km→🏞️SHIPLEYCountry park3.9 km→

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