Plan your visit
Getting here
53.20295, -1.49136
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🅿️Parking on site — 4 car parks within reach
🌤️ 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
- 🅿️Parking on site — 4 car parks within reach
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Yellow-legged Gull, Wigeon +23 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Shoveler, Yellow-legged Gull, Wigeon +23 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bilberry, Cross-leaved Heath, Crab Apple +26 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Bilberry, Cross-leaved Heath, Crab Apple +26 more · last seen 2024
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Foraging
Strong match
Plants — Bilberry, Crab Apple, Thyme-leaved Speedwell +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Common Hawker, Emerald Damselfly, Glow-worm +9 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Hawker, Emerald Damselfly, Glow-worm +9 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
6 signed routes nearby · 31 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Chesterfield Round WalkWalking route
Cuckoo WayWalking route
South Chesterfield WayWalking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Staveley to Chesterfield spur)Walking route
North Chesterfield WayWalking route
🚴Cycling
16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Route 5Cycling route
Rother Valley WashlandsCycling route
LCN 3Cycling route
Route 67Cycling route
N/ACycling route548 m
Main RouteCycling route136 m
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