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Carr Vale nature reserve, Guy Badham 

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Cromford Canal, Ian Wilson

Cromford Canal SSSI

A former working waterway, now rich in wildlife including dragonflies, grass snakes and water voles.

  • A family day out
  • Autumn colour
  • Historical interest
  • Pushchair friendly
  • Tranquil waters
Derwentside, Derbyshire Wildlife Trust

Derwentside

A mixture of rough meadow and woodland where wild daffodils flourish

  • Ancient trees
  • Birdwatching
  • Historical interest
  • Tranquil waters
Milkwort at Gang Mine, Kieron Huston

Gang Mine

Explore this little reserve and look for specialist lead-tolerant flowers and glow worms!

  • Butterflies
  • Geological interest
  • Historical interest
  • Insect spotting
  • Wildflowers
Lock Lane Ash Tip gatekeeper butterfly, Jim Russell

Lock Lane Ash Tip

Once used as a tip for ash from the railways, Lock Lane now provides a valuable habitat for a variety of wildlife.

  • Butterflies
  • Historical interest
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Morley Brickyards, Louise Baker

Morley Brickyards

Flooded former clay pits providing refuge for amphibians and water violet.

  • Birdwatching
  • Getting away from it all
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  • Tranquil waters
Rowsley speckled wood Shirley Freeman

Rowsley Sidings

An old railway siding that is now a haven for wildlife with a small mosaic of wet grassland, fen meadow and wet alder woodland

  • Butterflies
  • Getting away from it all
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The Avenue Washlands, Steve Price

The Avenue Washlands

Reedbed, ponds and grassland in the valley of the River Rother attract birds such as tufted duck, wigeon, snipe and little grebe as well as skylarks, yellowhammer and nesting warblers. Water voles…

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