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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
53.09182, -1.39473
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 246m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 246m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Paid🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Common Blue, Dingy Skipper +27 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Yellow Fieldcap, Rhodocollybia asema, Clustered Brittlestem +7 more · last seen 2021
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 18Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Cromford Canal FootpathWalking route▾
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 5Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 8Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Amber Valley Routeway Walk 4Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Blackwell TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Ripley GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeRef Ripley GreenwayLocal cycle route
Route 67Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 67National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.1 km▾
Named routeRef 67Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Photos
Alfreton - Alma Watchorn Park shelter
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
12,087 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,087 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch +29
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Common GullLarus canus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RavenCorvus corax
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Badger · Common Shrew
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
- BadgerMeles meles
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
Batman Hoverfly · Sphaerophoria · Eupeodes luniger · Syrphus · Red-legged Shieldbug
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
- Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Cock's-foot · Lady-fern · Bulrush · Wild Teasel · Wavy Bitter-cress +14
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
- BulrushTypha latifolia
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
- Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
- Norway MapleAcer platanoides
- Bullate CotoneasterCotoneaster rehderi
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,087 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch +29
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Common GullLarus canus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RavenCorvus corax
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Badger · Common Shrew
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MoleTalpa europaea
- BadgerMeles meles
- Common ShrewSorex araneus
Batman Hoverfly · Sphaerophoria · Eupeodes luniger · Syrphus · Red-legged Shieldbug
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
- Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Cock's-foot · Lady-fern · Bulrush · Wild Teasel · Wavy Bitter-cress +14
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- Lady-fernAthyrium filix-femina
- BulrushTypha latifolia
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
- Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
- Norway MapleAcer platanoides
- Bullate CotoneasterCotoneaster rehderi
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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