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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › East Midlands › North East Derbyshire Getting here
53.29361, -1.45032
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Goldfinch, Blackbird, Starling +40 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldfinch, Blackbird, Starling +40 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Meadow Brown, Green Shieldbug +48 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Meadow Brown, Green Shieldbug +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Ash, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +107 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Ash, Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +107 more · last seen 2026
Free
Plants — Hazel, Hawthorn, Elder +14 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 signed routes nearby · 40 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 Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 11 Walking route 17 km ▾
Named route Length 17 km Regional walking route
Show on map Halfacre Lane public footpath · 215 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 215 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Halfacre Lane public footpath · 189 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 189 m Surface concrete Path type: track
Show on map 30 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 N/A Cycling route 548 m ▾
Named route Length 548 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 21 m ▾
Named route Ref 67 Length 21 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface concrete
Show on map N/A Cycling route 161 m ▾
Named route Length 161 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
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Wildlife to spot
19,638 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,638 records · National Biodiversity Network Goldfinch · Kestrel · Tawny Owl · Starling · Magpie +23
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Starling Sturnus vulgaris Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Jay Garrulus glandarius Greenfinch Chloris chloris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Barn Owl Tyto alba Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Swallow Hirundo rustica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Grey Partridge Perdix perdix House Martin Delichon urbicum Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Nuthatch Sitta europaea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Robin Erithacus rubecula 🦌 Mammals 7 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Red Fox · Badger · Common Shrew +2
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles Common Shrew Sorex araneus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Field Vole Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Green Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Volucella pellucens +13
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Hazel · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Himalayan Balsam · Common Ragwort · Blackthorn +27
Hazel Corylus avellana2025 Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025 Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,638 records · National Biodiversity Network Goldfinch · Kestrel · Tawny Owl · Starling · Magpie +23
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Starling Sturnus vulgaris Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Jay Garrulus glandarius Greenfinch Chloris chloris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Barn Owl Tyto alba Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Swallow Hirundo rustica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Grey Partridge Perdix perdix House Martin Delichon urbicum Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Nuthatch Sitta europaea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Robin Erithacus rubecula 🦌 Mammals 7 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Red Fox · Badger · Common Shrew +2
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Badger Meles meles Common Shrew Sorex araneus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Field Vole Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis tenax · Green Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Volucella pellucens +13
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Hazel · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Himalayan Balsam · Common Ragwort · Blackthorn +27
Hazel Corylus avellana2025 Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025 Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025 Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2025 Blackthorn Prunus spinosa2025 Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Microtus agrestis
Microtus agrestis
Bombylius major
Bombylius major
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2025
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Melanostoma Melanostoma2025
Melanostoma Melanostoma2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Yellow-flowered Strawberry Potentilla indica2025
Yellow-flowered Strawberry Potentilla indica2025
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2025
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare2025
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare2025
Musk-mallow Malva moschata2025
Musk-mallow Malva moschata2025
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2025
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2025
Medick Medicago sativa2025
Medick Medicago sativa2025
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2025
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas2025
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus2025
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus2025
Trifolium incarnatum Trifolium incarnatum2025
Trifolium incarnatum Trifolium incarnatum2025
Sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia2025
Sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Ash Fraxinus excelsior2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Wild Plum Prunus domestica2025
Wild Plum Prunus domestica2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Rosebay Willowherb Chamaenerion angustifolium2025
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2025
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Herb-Robert Geranium robertianum2025
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2025
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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