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Mapperley Wood

The narrow belt of woodland and acid grassland glade is a glorious carpet of bluebells
in spring and as summer approaches it bursts with birdsong.

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Wild Wellbeing at Mapperley Woods

It's Mental Health Awareness Week and so we thought we would share some recent work that our Wilder Communities team have put together. One afternoon we went out with George Jones, our Wilder…

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Nature reserves

Take a look at our nature reserves. Discover where is best to bird watch, see butterflies, where is great for kids and where you can just get away from it all. Enjoy, Derbyshire is waiting for you!
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Accessible nature reserves

Accessibility is really important to us. Here are the reserves we recommend for visitors with limited mobility or pushchairs.
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Wood warbler

Look for the wood warbler singing from the canopy of oak woodlands in the north and west of the UK. Green above, it has a distinctive, bright yellow throat and eyestripe.

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Cramside Wood

An area of majestic ancient ash woodland above the River Wye, part of a string of nature reserves along the Monsal Trail in the Wye Valley.

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Lea Wood

At the end of June 2012 Derbyshire Wildlife Trust was gifted Lea Wood by the local community Lea Wood Trust.

A beautiful semi-natural ancient woodland in the Lower Derwent Valley near…

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Wood spurge

As its name suggests, Wood spurge is found in woodlands. It is an attractive evergreen that displays cup-shaped, green flowers in clusters and dark green leaves.