Lock Lane
Once used as a tip for ash from the railways, Lock Lane now provides a valuable habitat for a variety of wildlife.
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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!
Accessible nature reserves
Accessibility is really important to us. Here are the reserves we recommend for visitors with limited mobility or pushchairs.
Ash
A common tree, ash is familiar to many of us for its autumnal bunches of winged seeds, called 'keys'. It can be found in woodlands and prefers damp and fertile soils.
Wyver Lane
The latest sightings from Wyver Lane
Wyver Lane
One of the Trust's most important wetland reserves, home to otter and great for bird watching.
Upland mixed ash wood
Beautiful displays of flowers spread under the gentle shade of unfurling ash leaves in spring, while in winter the abundant ferns and mosses mean these small, rocky woods retain a watery greenness…
Work to start at Wyver Lane
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust will soon commence work at their Wyver Lane nature reserve to help restore the habitat on site which is part of the ‘Saving Derbyshire’s Wet Grasslands’ project.
The Wild Peak Rounds: Connecting Nature Reserves, One Run at a Time
The Wild Peak Rounds link a number of our nature reserves in the Peak District to create a year-round challenge for walkers and runners. Including a combination of peaks, valleys and dales and up…
Lowland mixed oak and ash wood
Lowland mixed oak and ash woods include the iconic bluebell woods so central to our notion of British woodland. Mostly quite small and bounded by ancient banks, they are full of history. At their…
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust Set to Tackle Ash Dieback
Ash dieback, if left, will cause catastrophic devastation to ravine forests in the Peak District.
Wildfowl recovery plan at Wyver Lane
We are celebrating a grant of £3726.22 awarded by the Co-op Local Communities Fund as well as an additional £2,550 from Hamamelis Trust to restore the wetland habitat and renew signage and hide…