Stubbing Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 15 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 15 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › North East Derbyshire Getting here
53.29094, -1.41202
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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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 — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Kestrel +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Kestrel +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Hawthorn, Hazel, Elder +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ash, Hawthorn, Hazel +88 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, 14-spot Ladybird +24 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, 14-spot Ladybird +24 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby · 35 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Chesterfield Round Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Cuckoo Way Walking route ▾
Sheffield Round Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SRW
Show on map Trans-Pennine Trail (Staveley to Chesterfield spur) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Sheffield Country Walk Walking route 85 km ▾
Named route Length 85 km Regional walking route
Show on map 49 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Doorstep Ride Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map LCN 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 67 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 67 National Cycle Network
Show on map Sheffield Local Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Sheffield Local Cycle Network
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 133 m ▾
Named route Ref 67 Length 133 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map N/A Cycling route 548 m ▾
Named route Length 548 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Pool's Lane bridleway · 371 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 371 m Surface gravel Path type: bridleway
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos There are many paths through Stubbing Wood
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Wildlife to spot
12,485 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,485 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Goldfinch · Kestrel · Tawny Owl · Starling · Wigeon +35
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wigeon Mareca penelope Barn Owl Tyto alba House Sparrow Passer domesticus Shoveler Spatula clypeata Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jay Garrulus glandarius Greenfinch Chloris chloris Robin Erithacus rubecula Raven Corvus corax Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Common Gull Larus canus Great Tit Parus major Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Bittern Botaurus stellaris Little Owl Athene noctua Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Grey Partridge Perdix perdix House Martin Delichon urbicum Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Nuthatch Sitta europaea 🦌 Mammals 8 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Badger · Red Fox · Pine Marten +3
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Pine Marten Martes martes Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Field Vole Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Eristalis tenax · Lesser Stag Beetle +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Melanostoma Melanostoma Roesel's Bush-cricket Hazel · Common Ragwort · Blackthorn · Nipplewort · Bristly Oxtongue +14
Hazel Corylus avellana Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Nipplewort Lapsana communis Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Ash Fraxinus excelsior Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,485 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Goldfinch · Kestrel · Tawny Owl · Starling · Wigeon +35
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Starling Sturnus vulgaris Wigeon Mareca penelope Barn Owl Tyto alba House Sparrow Passer domesticus Shoveler Spatula clypeata Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jay Garrulus glandarius Greenfinch Chloris chloris Robin Erithacus rubecula Raven Corvus corax Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Common Gull Larus canus Great Tit Parus major Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Bittern Botaurus stellaris Little Owl Athene noctua Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Grey Partridge Perdix perdix House Martin Delichon urbicum Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Nuthatch Sitta europaea 🦌 Mammals 8 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Badger · Red Fox · Pine Marten +3
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Pine Marten Martes martes Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Field Vole Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Eristalis tenax · Lesser Stag Beetle +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Melanostoma Melanostoma Roesel's Bush-cricket Hazel · Common Ragwort · Blackthorn · Nipplewort · Bristly Oxtongue +14
Hazel Corylus avellana Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Nipplewort Lapsana communis Bristly Oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum Ash Fraxinus excelsior Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Microtus agrestis
Microtus agrestis
Common Shrew Sorex araneus
Common Shrew Sorex araneus Roeseliana roeselii
Roeseliana roeselii
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Yarrow Achillea millefolium
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Wild Plum Prunus domestica
Wild Plum Prunus domestica
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus 