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Walk key • SurfacegradedB=Quitesmooth,withsomeunevenground
• SlopeGentle=uptoa1in20gradient• Access=notsuitableforwheelchairandpushchairs.There
isacyclepathtothetopofthenaturereserve,whichprovideseasyaccessandexcellentviews.
• FamilywalkEstimated time 1km(0.62miles),30minutesatasteadypaceFacilities Therearenofacilitiesonthereserve,thenearesttoiletsareat
ASDA.How to get there BybusfromDerbyCityCentre,TrentBartonSpondonFlyer
ByroadSatNav:DE217AB,parkonWestRoad,ParkRoadorOregonWay.
ImproveyourphysicalandmentalhealthwiththisgentlewalkaroundWestParkMeadows.ThenaturereserveformsamajorpartoftheGreenWedgeintoDerbyCitybetweenSpondonandChaddesden.Nature to be seen include (Wildlifetobeseenwilldependingonseasonsandweather)
Birds:Yellowhammer,skylark,bluetits,robins,wrens.Treesandflowers:Ash,sycamore,oak,hawthorn,elder,redcampion,knapweed,selfheal,lordsandladies,woodavensandlessercelandine.
Animals:Peacockbutterflies,broadbodiedchaserdragonflies,frogs,squirrels.
Let us know the wildlife you see on your walk FollowusonTwitter@DerbyCC-use#derbywalkoremailparks@derby.gov.uk
Wewillupdateourwebsitewithnatureseenateachpark.Visitwww.derby.gov.uk/parks
Nature Walk for West Park Meadows Nature Reserve
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1. StartthewalkonWestRoad.Thereareanumberofpostsalongtheroutewhichcorrespondwiththenumbersonthemapabove.Whenyouenterintothereserveatpoint1,youwillseeopenfarlandtotheright.Listenhereforbirds,liketheyellowhammerandskylark.
2. Walkalongthetarmacfootpath.Thegrasslandtotheleftisnowmanagedasawildlifemeadowallowinginterestingspeciessuchasknapweed,yorkshirefog,selfhealandbushvetchtoflourish.Lookattheunevensurfacewhichshowstheremnantsoftheoldridgeandfurrowfarmingsystem,datingbacktoMedievaltimes.
3. Asyoucontinuealongthetarmacpathyouwillreachahedgerow.Beyonditbearslightlytotheleft,acrossopengrassland.Avoidtracksthroughdensebushes.Hereareoak,sycamore,englishelmandwychelm.Alsoseebusheslikehawthorn,blackthorn,brambleandrose.Thesearehometobirds,mammalsandinsects.
Walk route
ToWestRoad
4. Continueon,bearingleftthroughbushes,untilyoureachanotheropenareaofgrassland.Thishasbentgrass,spearthistleandmeadowbuttercup.
5. Continueonuntilyoureachabeltoflargetrees.Justbeforeenteringthiswoodland,lookacrosstotheright.HereonthesouthernedgeofthereserveseethefantasticviewoftheRiverDerwentValley.
6. Followthepathintothewood,keepingtoyourright.ThisstripofwoodlandcontainsmanylargeoaktreesandafewAshandSycamore.Oaksprovidefoodandsheltertomanybirdsandinsects.Youmayseesquirrelsandbluetitsinthetrees.Looktothegroundandseebrambleandivy.Keepyoureyeoutforpinkcampion.
7. Continueontothepond,whichhasbeenheresinceMedievaltimesandwasdredgedandrestoredin1995.Approachitquietlyandslowly,lookingoutfor
wildlifesuchasfrogs,andinthesummeryoumayseedragonflies.Becarefulnearthewater.
Produced in Partnership with Derbyshire Mind - Enjoying Derby and Derby City Council
* Also available is a West Park Meadows history leaflet, available to download at www.derby.gov.uk/parks
8. Walkaroundthepond,thenturnleftalongtheEasternedgeofthereserve,closetotheschoolplayingfieldsandtowardsthewoodlandinthecentre.Thiswoodhasagoodmixoftrees,ahealthyshrubandgroundcover.Itprovidesavarietyofhabitatsforbirdssuchasbluetits,robinsandwrens.Shrublayerincludeshawthornandelderandgroundfloraincludesbramble,lordsandladies,woodavensandlessercelandine.
Youwillnowcometoapath,continuealongherepassingbetweenwoodlandandhedgerow.Ourwalkcompletesbackatwheretheroutestarted,onWestRoad. Don’t forget to tell us about the wildlife you have seen on your walk, by following us on Twitter @DerbyCC - use #derbywalk or email: parks@derby.gov.uk
For information about Derby’s Local Nature Reserves please call Derby Parks on 01332 293111, Minicom 01332 640666, email parks@derby.gov.uk or visit www.derby.gov.uk/parks
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