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🛝Family🎠Play🌿Foraging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
53.23089, -1.29267
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦40+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Cormorant and Lapwing
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Beans — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦40+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Cormorant and Lapwing
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Beans — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Pedunculate Oak, Elder +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Cormorant, Lapwing, Teal +37 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Cormorant, Lapwing, Teal +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Hard Rush, Rosa canina +86 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Red Dead-nettle, Hard Rush, Rosa canina +86 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 35 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chesterfield Round WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Archaeological Way (old route)Walking route▾
Cuckoo WayWalking route▾
The Miners WayWalking route▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Staveley to Chesterfield spur)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Longlandspublic footpath · 112 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 112 mPath type: residential
Dykes Closepublic footpath · 99 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 99 mPath type: residential
14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Stockley TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Doorstep RideCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 67Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Clowne Branch Line GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route133 m▾
Named routeRef 67Length 133 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route359 m▾
Named routeLength 359 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Wildlife to spot
24,630 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
24,630 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Cormorant · Lapwing · Teal · Grey Heron · Magpie +35
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- TealAnas crecca
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Great TitParus major
- CootFulica atra
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
🐝Insects5 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Willow Emerald Damselfly · Red-legged Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Red Dead-nettle · Hard Rush · Rosa canina · Pedunculate Oak · Creeping Buttercup +84
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Hard RushJuncus inflexus
- Rosa caninaRosa canina
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
24,630 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Cormorant · Lapwing · Teal · Grey Heron · Magpie +35
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- TealAnas crecca
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Great TitParus major
- CootFulica atra
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
🐝Insects5 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Willow Emerald Damselfly · Red-legged Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Red Dead-nettle · Hard Rush · Rosa canina · Pedunculate Oak · Creeping Buttercup +84
- Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
- Hard RushJuncus inflexus
- Rosa caninaRosa canina
- Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- ElderSambucus nigra
- Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusRed CampionSilene dioicaRed CampionSilene dioicaHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumHart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendriumWood DockRumex sanguineusWood DockRumex sanguineusReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaReed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinaceaBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataBroad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatataTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaTufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosaHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraCentaurea nigraAlderAlnus glutinosaAlderAlnus glutinosaSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaAppleMalus domesticaAppleMalus domesticaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumCrack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilisCrack-willowSalix alba x euxina = S. x fragilisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumMale-fernDryopteris filix-masMale-fernDryopteris filix-masBush VetchVicia sepiumBush VetchVicia sepiumSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaSoft-rushJuncus effususSoft-rushJuncus effususField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumCommon IvyHedera helix subsp. helixCommon IvyHedera helix subsp. helixHawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseTimothyPhleum pratenseTimothyPhleum pratenseBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataCrab AppleMalus sylvestrisCrab AppleMalus sylvestrisHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisRemote SedgeCarex remotaRemote SedgeCarex remotaCowslipPrimula verisCowslipPrimula verisGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisDryopteris affinisNipplewortLapsana communisNipplewortLapsana communisHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaHairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsutaGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusHazelCorylus avellanaHazelCorylus avellanaGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumHouse Holly-fernCyrtomium falcatumHouse Holly-fernCyrtomium falcatumGroundselSenecio vulgarisGroundselSenecio vulgarisCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusScots PinePinus sylvestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisGoat WillowSalix capreaGoat WillowSalix capreaFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraFestuca rubraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorBulrushTypha latifoliaBulrushTypha latifoliaWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataWater FigwortScrophularia auriculataBrackenPteridium aquilinumBrackenPteridium aquilinumRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumDogwoodCornus sanguineaDogwoodCornus sanguineaCommon CouchElymus repensCommon CouchElymus repensCommon ReedPhragmites australisCommon ReedPhragmites australisLesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaCommon SallowSalix cinereaCommon SallowSalix cinereaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumJapanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2025Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2025Oxford RagwortSenecio squalidus2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025BeechFagus sylvatica2025TansyTanacetum vulgare2025TansyTanacetum vulgare2025Events & activities nearby
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