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Places › England › East Midlands › Chesterfield Getting here
53.25897, -1.39950
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 ⚽ Playing fields 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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Mallard +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Mallard +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Oxeye Daisy +62 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed, Oxeye Daisy +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Playing field
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 10 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 ▾
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 ▾
Brimington FP 17 public footpath · 212 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 212 m Path type: footway
Show on map Ivy House Farm Lane public footpath · 103 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 103 m Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map Ivy House Farm Lane public footpath · 16 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 16 m Path type: service
Show on map 75 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 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 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Cow Lane bridleway · 193 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 193 m Surface asphalt Path type: bridleway
Show on map Bilby Lane bridleway · 219 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 219 m Surface asphalt Path type: bridleway
Show on map Photos Devonshire House Car Park
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Wildlife to spot
14,585 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,585 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mallard · Woodpigeon · Robin · Mute Swan · Great Tit +46
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Redwing Turdus iliacus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Sphaerophoria · Hawthorn Shieldbug +10
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Wild Teasel · Primrose · Snowdrop · Devil's-bit Scabious · Marsh Thistle +22
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025 Primrose Primula vulgaris Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2025 Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2025 Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,585 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mallard · Woodpigeon · Robin · Mute Swan · Great Tit +46
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Redwing Turdus iliacus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Common Red Soldier Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Sphaerophoria · Hawthorn Shieldbug +10
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Wild Teasel · Primrose · Snowdrop · Devil's-bit Scabious · Marsh Thistle +22
Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum2025 Primrose Primula vulgaris Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis2025 Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre2025 Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Leptoceridae Leptoceridae
Leptoceridae Leptoceridae
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Elder Sambucus nigra2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia2025
Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia2025
Tansy Tanacetum vulgare2025
Tansy Tanacetum vulgare2025
Pink Masterwort Astrantia major2025
Pink Masterwort Astrantia major2025
Remote Sedge Carex remota2025
Remote Sedge Carex remota2025
Eastern Rocket Sisymbrium orientale2025
Eastern Rocket Sisymbrium orientale2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2025
Cut-leaved Crane's-bill Geranium dissectum2025
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2025
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Broad-leaved Everlasting-pea Lathyrus latifolius2025
Broad-leaved Everlasting-pea Lathyrus latifolius2025
Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris2025
Bladder Campion Silene vulgaris2025
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans2025
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2025
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum2025
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2025
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2025
Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa2025
Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus2025
Lilac Syringa vulgaris2025
Lilac Syringa vulgaris2025
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis2025
Pot Marigold Calendula officinalis2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2025 