The Sims Memorial Gardens
🎳 Bowls🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds
↑ Share
Dogs welcome
Places › England › East Midlands › Chesterfield Getting here
53.25575, -1.42915
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 🎳 Bowling greens is at its best in summer here 🛝 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 🎳 Bowling greens is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🎳 Bowling greens
Very strong match
Bowling green
Paid
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Creeping Thistle +59 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Creeping Thistle +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hogweed, Common Nettle, White Dead-nettle +8 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Field Grasshopper +20 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird, Field Grasshopper +20 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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 ▾
South Chesterfield Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Trans-Pennine Trail (Staveley to Chesterfield spur) Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Dronfield Rotary Walk Walking route ▾
66 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 Local cycle route
Show on map Rother Valley Washlands 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 N/A Cycling route 4 m ▾
Named route Length 4 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface other
Show on map N/A Cycling route 548 m ▾
Named route Length 548 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
Own or manage this place?
Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.
Claim this page→ How useful was the information on this page?
Something wrong on this page?
id: 1bdc9333-10c3-4b18-a5a2-2029dcd8e748
UK green spaces mapped from open public data — so anyone can find the woodland, trail, or nature reserve closest to them.
© 2026 Glade · Made with care for UK green spaces
Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Bookable tours GetYourGuide Promote here
Wildlife to spot
19,117 records · National Biodiversity Network
▾
Wildlife to spot 19,117 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Common Gull +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Raven Corvus corax2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 4 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Blue-tailed Damselfly
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 🌿 Plants 9 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Snowdrop · Devil's-bit Scabious · Marsh Thistle · Greater Plantain · Great Willowherb +4
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2025 Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2025 Greater Plantain Plantago major2025 Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025 Hogweed Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,117 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Common Gull +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Raven Corvus corax2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Willow Tit Poecile montanus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Red Fox · Grey Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 4 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Blue-tailed Damselfly
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 🌿 Plants 9 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Snowdrop · Devil's-bit Scabious · Marsh Thistle · Greater Plantain · Great Willowherb +4
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2025 Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2025 Greater Plantain Plantago major2025 Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025 Hogweed Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Heracleum sphondylium2025
Heracleum sphondylium2025
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2025
Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025 