Key Wildlife Sites and Species of Interest in Derby
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Derby Riverside Gardens Fly Agaric Key wildlife sites and species of interest in Derby Derby Council House Moonwort Darley Park City centre inset Allestree Park Allestree Park and lake Toothwort proposed Local Nature Reserve T8 To Darley Abbey Park River Discovered in 2001 A6 to St. Alkmund 1 kilometre Birch woods, Derwent Spring Beauty in grass 's Way Lunch-hour birdwatching spot. - Allestree Park Matlock Ducks, gulls, swans, geese Allestree Park T8 Industrial A52 to Nottingham and M1 Hobby Railway line P Museum DERBY CITY COUNCIL P To Markeaton Full River Darley Park. Brook walkway T7 Darwin Canada Goose P T1 Street Only two sites known in Derby Alder trees on Place A38 to Cathedral Road Cathedral W1 Mansfield Great for wildlife river corridor 's Gate P Iron Gate Magistrates St. Mary N A608 to Court Chaddesden Wood P WC Derwent Local Nature Reserve Heanor Bristly Oxtongue Bold Lane Assembly Derwent Rooms Street P Bass’s Council Riverside Allestree Little Ringed Plover St Werburgh’s Recreation Darley Sadler Gate House Gardens T7 Church Market Place Ground Abbey T4 Oakwood Friar Gate + Corn MarketGuildhall Crown and To Alvaston Park Markeaton Park Strand Theatre County Court 2.5 kilometres River corridors, lakes W2 Museum t Morledge late summer P e and Library e tr Bus S WC rt T8 WardwickVictoria be Station Street Al P P W3 T5 Former railway line Street A52 to Darley St. Peter's The Cock Pitt R Breeds near River Station Ashbourne WC Abbey St Werburgh’s Church East Derwent corridor Market Approach Park R Eagle Chaddesden Street Shopping Former Railway station P A6096 to Centre Playhouse Markeaton 750 metres West Park Meadow Ilkeston Chaddesden Park and lake Former Traffic Street Markeaton Local Nature Reserve Sidings Mackworth Brook Chaddesden Shaggy Soldier T8 Sidings Spondon Dark Bush T7 P P Shaggy Soldier, garden birds City T9 Cricket 0 200 400 centre Brimstone l l l see inset Metres The Derby Wyvern Former railway line Station Pride A52 to W4 DERBY CITY COUNCIL Park Glow Worm T3 R Nottingham Mickleover Arboretum T6 Spondon and M1 T7 Station Kidney Vetch T2 A6005 to Former Long Eaton Chaddesden Gardens, early In St Werburgh’s WC P spring visitor Churchyard Sidings R Alvaston Littleover Park and lake River Derwent A516 to Pear Tree Key Etwall Sunnydale Station Alvaston Park - in moderation! One city site, Mickleover T6 P Feed the ducks WC Rare in Derby - old rail tracks Elvaston Castle Bird watching spot Boulton Country Park Common Blue Allenton Former Derby Canal Lower Derwent Trail Public parks of high Moorway linking areas of high wildlife value wildlife interest Common Lizard Lane Sinfin Moor Park A38 to Banded Agrion Damselfly Burton upon Trent Sinfin R A6 to A50 P Plants and habitats of Railway line Sinfin Moor Lane high wildlife interest Grassland and railway tracks. Larvae feed on trefoil and clover Route of high 0 1 2 All reptiles are Kilometres Chellaston Rivers and streams wildlife interest extremely rare in Derby Broomrape, near Friar Gate W5 Former Chellaston Brickworks - Kingfisher A50 to proposed Local Nature Reserve Bee Orchid Wildlife trail leaflet T1 Himalayan Balsam Stoke on Trent Start End A50 to M1 Painted Lady Circular walk leaflet W1 Butterbur in spring Trent and Start End A514 to Mersey canal Badger Tourist Information Centre Melbourne Libraries Only site in County. Former Crown Copyright. All rights reserved. railway land - private property Derby City Council. 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