List of parks and open spaces in Derbyshire explained

This is a partial list of parks and open spaces in the county of Derbyshire in England. It includes urban parks, country parks, woodlands, commons, lakes, local nature reserves and other green spaces that are open to the public.

Parks and open spaces in Derbyshire

Name	Image	Location	Type	Notes	Refs
Alfreton Park		Alfreton	Urban park
Allestree Park		Derby	Urban park	Largest city park in Derby. 18th century origins. Largest Local Nature Reserve in Derbyshire.	^[1]
Alvaston Park		Derby	Urban park	Riverside park of 85 acres, opened in 1913.	^[2]
Ashbourne Recreation Ground		Ashbourne	Urban park		^[3]
Ashwood Park		Buxton	Urban park	The public park runs along the side of the River Wye and has a bowling green, two public tennis courts, a children's playground and a multi-use games area. The park was laid out in the 1920s.	^[4]
Aston-on-Trent Brickyard Plantation		Aston-on-Trent	Woodland		^[5]
Bakewell Recreation Ground		Bakewell	Urban park
Bankswood Park		Glossop	Urban park	In Hadfield district	^[6]
Bath Gardens		Bakewell	Gardens		^[7]
Belper Parks		Belper	Urban park and nature reserve	Originally part of the medieval Royal Forest of Duffield Frith	^[8]
Belper River Gardens		Belper	Urban park		^[9]
Bluebell Wood		Hayfield	Nature reserve		^[10]
Buxton Country Park and Grin Woods		Buxton	Country park and woodland	Buxton Country Park is operated by Buxton Civic Association and the park has 100 acres of mature woodland, with a network of woodland trails including a path leading to Solomon's Temple at the summit of Grin Low hill. The country park has a 'Go Ape!' tree-top adventure course with zip wires. In 1820 the 6th Duke of Devonshire commissioned the 'Grin Plantation' to shield the scarred lime-burning landscape from visitors to the spa town.	^[11]
Calke Abbey		Ticknall	Park and formal gardens	National Trust estate and deer park. One of four National Nature Reserves in Derbyshire, covering 79.7ha.	^[12]
Carsington Water		Ashbourne	Country park	Walking and cycling trails around the reservoir	^[13]
Chaddesden Park		Derby	Urban park		^[14]
Chatsworth Estate		Bakewell	Park and formal gardens	1000 acres of parkland by the River Derwent designed by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown in the 1760s. 105 acres of gardens.	^[15]
Corbar Woods		Buxton	Woodland	8.7ha on Corbar Hill managed by Buxton Civic Association.	^[16]
Cote Heath Park		Buxton	Urban park	The public park has a football pitch, a bowling green, a skate park, a multi-use games area and a children's playground	^[17]
Cotes Park and Pennytown Plantations		Alfreton	Woodland		^[18]
Cray's Hill Queen Elizabeth Park		Swanwick	Urban park		^[19]
Crossley Park		Ripley	Urban park	Crossley family donated it to Ripley town in 1901	^[20]
Darley Park		Derby	Urban park	Opened in 1931	^[21]
Derby Arboretum		Derby	Urban park	Grade II* listed historic park, opened in 1840
Derwent Gardens		Matlock Bath	Urban park		^[22]
Elvaston Castle		Elvaston	Country park	Operated by Derbyshire County Council with public access since 1970. 321 acres of parkland, woodland and formal gardens.	^[23]
Eureka Park		Swadlincote	Urban park	Recreation ground since the 1920s	^[24]
Frith Wood		Dronfield	Woodland		^[25]
Gadley Woods		Buxton	Woodland	2.8ha managed by Buxton Civic Association.
Hall Leys Park		Matlock	Urban Park		^[26]
Hardwick Hall		Chesterfield	Park and formal gardens	National Trust estate	^[27]
Heanor Memorial Park		Heanor	Urban park	Opened in 1951	^[28]
Heights of Abraham		Matlock Bath	Urban park	Grade II* listed historic hilltop park with two large caverns. Privately run with admission charge.	^[29]
Hogshaw Woods		Buxton		1.1ha managed by Buxton Civic Association.
Holmewood Woodlands		Holmewood	Woodland		^[30]
Howard Park		Glossop	Urban park		^[31]
Kedleston Hall		Derby	Park and formal gardens	National Trust estate with 800 acres of parkland	^[32]
Lovers' Walks		Matlock Bath	Urban park	Dates back to the 1740s	^[33]
Manners Plantations		Ilkeston	Woodland		^[34]
Manor Park		Glossop	Urban park		^[35]
Markeaton Park		Derby	Urban park	207 acres, opened in 1931.	^[36]
Maurice Lea Memorial Park		Swadlincote	Urban park	Gifted to the town by Herbert Lea, in memory of his son Maurice who was killed in World War I. It was created in 1930 and was restored in 2005.	^[37]
Memorial Park		Whaley Bridge	Urban park		^[38]
Newhall Park		Swadlincote	Urban park		^[39]
Normanton Park		Derby	Urban park	Opened in 1909.	^[40]
Pavilion Gardens		Buxton	Urban park	The 23-acre site is a Grade II* listed historic park, landscaped in 1871 by Edward Milner and earlier by Joseph Paxton. Two tributaries of the River Wye run through is with ornamental cascades. The park has a boating lake, 2 other lakes, playgrounds, a miniature railway, a bandstand and a cafe in the Victorian pavilion. There is also a swimming pool and car park.
Peak District		High Peak and Derbyshire Dales	National park	Established in 1951 as the UK's first national park, covering hundreds of square miles of gritstone moorlands and ridges and limestone hills and dales.	^[41]
Poolsbrook Country Park		Chesterfield	Country Park	165 acres of woodland, meadows, lakes and wildlife habitats.	^[42]
Queen's Park		Chesterfield	Urban park	Grade II* listed historic park, opened in 1887.
Riddings Wood		Riddings	Woodland		^[43]
Serpentine Walks		Buxton	Urban park	Grade II* listed historic park alongside the River Wye, landscaped in the 1830s by Joseph Paxton.
Shaw Wood		Oakerthorpe	Woodland		^[44]
Sherbrook Wood		Buxton	Woodland	3 acres of woodland managed by the Buxton Civic Association and the southern section is owned by Derbyshire County Council.
Shipley Country Park		Shipley	Country park	Operated by Derbyshire County Council with public access since 1976. 700 acres of parkland and woodland.	^[45]
Sinfin Moor Park and Nature Reserve		Derby	Urban park		^[46]
Sleet Moor Wood and Colliery Plantation		Swanwick	Woodland		^[47]
Somercotes Park		Somercotes	Urban park		^[48]
The Slopes		Buxton	Urban park	Grade II listed public park, laid out by landscape architect Jeffry Wyatville in 1811 opposite The Crescent. The town's war memorial and weather station are location on The Slopes.
Victoria Park		Ilkeston	Urban park		^[49]
West Park		Long Eaton	Urban park		^[50]

See also

• List of public art in Derbyshire
• List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Derbyshire
• Derbyshire Wildlife Trust - List of nature reserves
• Recreational walks in Derbyshire

References

1. Web site: Allestree Park. 2020-11-12. Discover Derby.
2. Web site: Alvaston Park. 2020-11-12. Discover Derby.
3. Web site: Council. Derbyshire Dales District. Ashbourne Recreation Ground. 2020-11-12. Derbyshire Dales District Council. en-gb.
4. Web site: Ashwood Park, Buxton. 12 November 2020. High Peak Borough Council.
5. Web site: Aston on Trent Brickyard Plantation - Derbyshire County Council. 12 November 2020. www.derbyshire.gov.uk.
6. Web site: Bankswood Park, Hadfield. 12 November 2020. High Peak Borough Council.
7. Web site: Council. Derbyshire Dales District. Bath Gardens, Bakewell. 2020-11-12. Derbyshire Dales District Council. en-gb.
8. Web site: Council. Amber Valley Borough. 2020-06-18. Belper Parks Local Nature Reserve. 2020-11-12. www.ambervalley.gov.uk. en-GB.
9. Web site: Council. Amber Valley Borough. 2020-06-18. Belper River Gardens. 2020-11-12. www.ambervalley.gov.uk. en-GB.
10. Web site: Bluebell Wood Local Nature Reserve - Derbyshire County Council. 12 November 2020. www.derbyshire.gov.uk.
11. Web site: Buxton Country Park & Woodland Walks Visit Buxton. 2020-11-12. en-GB.
12. Web site: Calke Abbey. 2020-11-12. National Trust. en.
13. Web site: Carsington Water Come visit us Experience water Wonderful on Tap Severn Trent Water. 2020-11-12. www.stwater.co.uk.
14. Web site: Chaddesden Park. 2020-11-12. Discover Derby.
15. Web site: Park & estate. 2020-11-12. www.chatsworth.org. en-GB.
16. Web site: Woodlands. 12 November 2020. Buxton Civic Association. en-GB.
17. Web site: Cote Heath Park, Buxton. 12 November 2020. High Peak Borough Council.
18. Web site: Cotes Park and Pennytown Plantations - Derbyshire County Council. 12 November 2020. www.derbyshire.gov.uk.
19. Web site: Council. Amber Valley Borough. 2020-06-18. Cray's Hill. 2020-11-12. www.ambervalley.gov.uk. en-GB.
20. Web site: Council. Amber Valley Borough. 2020-06-18. Crossley Park. 2020-11-12. www.ambervalley.gov.uk. en-GB.
21. Web site: Darley Park. 2020-11-12. Discover Derby.
22. Web site: Council. Derbyshire Dales District. Derwent Gardens, Matlock Bath. 2020-11-12. Derbyshire Dales District Council. en-gb.
23. Web site: Elvaston Castle Country Park - Derbyshire County Council. 12 November 2020. www.derbyshire.gov.uk.
24. Web site: Eureka Park. 2020-11-12. South Derbyshire District Council.
25. Web site: Frith Wood - Derbyshire County Council. 12 November 2020. www.derbyshire.gov.uk.
26. Web site: Council. Derbyshire Dales District. Hall Leys Park, Matlock. 2020-11-12. Derbyshire Dales District Council. en-gb.
27. Web site: Hardwick. 2020-11-12. National Trust. en.
28. Web site: Council. Amber Valley Borough. 2020-06-18. Heanor Memorial Park. 2020-11-12. www.ambervalley.gov.uk. en-GB.
29. Web site: Heights of Abraham, Matlock Bath. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170810101026/https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1000680. 10 August 2017. 9 August 2017. Historic England.
30. Web site: Holmewood Woodlands - Derbyshire County Council. 12 November 2020. www.derbyshire.gov.uk.
31. Web site: Howard Park, Glossop. 12 November 2020. High Peak Borough Council.
32. Web site: Kedleston Hall. 2020-11-12. Discover Derby.
33. Web site: Council. Derbyshire Dales District. Lovers' Walks, Matlock Bath. 2020-11-12. Derbyshire Dales District Council. en-gb.
34. Web site: Manners Plantations - Derbyshire County Council. 12 November 2020. www.derbyshire.gov.uk.
35. Web site: Manor Park, Glossop. 12 November 2020. High Peak Borough Council.
36. Web site: Markeaton Park. 2020-11-12. Discover Derby.
37. Web site: Maurice Lea Memorial Park. 2020-11-12. South Derbyshire District Council.
38. Web site: Memorial Park, Whaley Bridge. 12 November 2020. High Peak Borough Council.
39. Web site: Newhall Park. 2020-11-12. South Derbyshire District Council.
40. Web site: Normanton Park. 2020-11-12. Discover Derby.
41. Web site: Home. 12 November 2020. Peak District National Park. en-GB.
42. Web site: 12 March 2020. Poolsbrook Country Park. 12 November 2020. www.chesterfield.gov.uk. en.
43. Web site: Riddings Wood - Derbyshire County Council. 12 November 2020. www.derbyshire.gov.uk.
44. Web site: Shaw Wood - Derbyshire County Council. 12 November 2020. www.derbyshire.gov.uk.
45. Web site: Shipley Country Park - Derbyshire County Council. 12 November 2020. www.derbyshire.gov.uk.
46. Web site: Sinfin Moor Park and Nature Reserve. 2020-11-12. Discover Derby.
47. Web site: Sleet Moor Wood and Colliery Plantation - Derbyshire County Council. 12 November 2020. www.derbyshire.gov.uk.
48. Web site: Council. Amber Valley Borough. 2020-06-18. Somercotes Park. 2020-11-12. www.ambervalley.gov.uk. en-GB.
49. Web site: Erewash Borough Council - Victoria Park. 2020-11-13. erewash.gov.uk.
50. Web site: Erewash Borough Council - West Park. 2020-11-12. erewash.gov.uk.