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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 12 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Ashfield Getting here
53.05710, -1.26945
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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Moorhen, Blackbird, Coot +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Moorhen, Blackbird, Coot +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Fox-tail Feather-moss, Fallacious Beard-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme +29 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Fox-tail Feather-moss, Fallacious Beard-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme +29 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Bibio pomonae +8 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser, Bibio pomonae +8 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
6 of the best Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Another 6 of the best Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Broxtowe Country Trail Walking route ▾
Amber Valley Routeways 13 Walking route ▾
Erewash Valley Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Farleys Lane bridleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Erewash Valley Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 180 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 180 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Snow-covered fields near America Farm
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Wildlife to spot
15,340 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,340 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Moorhen · Coot · Magpie · Mallard · Woodpigeon +46
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Gadwall Mareca strepera Mute Swan Cygnus olor Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swallow Hirundo rustica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Common Tern Sterna hirundo Rock Dove Columba livia Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Siskin Spinus spinus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Little Egret Egretta garzetta House Martin Delichon urbicum Jay Garrulus glandarius Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rook Corvus frugilegus Coal Tit Periparus ater Greylag Goose Anser anser 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Bibio pomonae · Chirosia betuleti
Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae Chirosia betuleti Chirosia betuleti Common Spotted-orchid · Rough Meadow-grass · Bluebell · Meadowsweet · Lesser Burdock +5
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Lesser Burdock Arctium minus Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara Charlock Sinapis arvensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,340 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Moorhen · Coot · Magpie · Mallard · Woodpigeon +46
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Coot Fulica atra Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Gadwall Mareca strepera Mute Swan Cygnus olor Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swallow Hirundo rustica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Greenfinch Chloris chloris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Common Tern Sterna hirundo Rock Dove Columba livia Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Siskin Spinus spinus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Little Egret Egretta garzetta House Martin Delichon urbicum Jay Garrulus glandarius Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris Rook Corvus frugilegus Coal Tit Periparus ater Greylag Goose Anser anser 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Bibio pomonae · Chirosia betuleti
Bibio pomonae Bibio pomonae Chirosia betuleti Chirosia betuleti Common Spotted-orchid · Rough Meadow-grass · Bluebell · Meadowsweet · Lesser Burdock +5
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Lesser Burdock Arctium minus Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara Charlock Sinapis arvensis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Butterfly-bush Buddleja davidii
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Bramble Rubus fruticosus
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea
Pineappleweed Matricaria discoidea 