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Somersall Playing Fields

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsPitches
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

53.22743, -1.46680

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParkingPicnic spotPlayground

Best for

12 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Mallard +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Mallard +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Family friendly

playground, picnic area; Playing field

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area, car park; Playing field — open space for a simple picnic

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chesterfield Round WalkWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Cuckoo WayWalking route
Named route
South Chesterfield WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Staveley to Chesterfield spur)Walking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Whittington and the HandleysWalking route
Named route
Hipper Valley Cyclewaypublic footpath · 4 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 4 mSurface concretePath type: cycleway
Hipper Valley Cyclewaypublic footpath · 209 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 209 mSurface fine_gravelPath type: cycleway
Hipper Valley Cyclewaypublic footpath · 239 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 239 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
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Cycling

51 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Rother Valley WashlandsCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCN 3Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Route 67Cycling route
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route548 m
Named routeLength 548 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route107 m
Named routeLength 107 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The River Hipper near Somersall Playing Fields

📷 Jonathan Clitheroe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The River Hipper near Somersall Playing Fields

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Holmebrook Valley Country ParkUrban park2.7 km→🏞️HOLME BROOKCountry park2.7 km→🌱Queen's ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Linacre ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Somersall ParkUrban park0 m→🌱Loundsley Green ParkUrban park2.1 km→

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