List of parks and open spaces in Derbyshire

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.

Name	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 79.7 hectares (197 acres).	^[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	8.7 hectares (21 acres) 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	^[22]
Derwent Gardens	Matlock Bath	Urban park		^[23]
Elvaston Castle	Elvaston	Country park	Operated by Derbyshire County Council with public access since 1970. 321 acres of parkland, woodland and formal gardens.	^[24]
Eureka Park	Swadlincote	Urban park	Recreation ground since the 1920s	^[25]
Frith Wood	Dronfield	Woodland		^[26]
Gadley Woods	Buxton	Woodland	2.8 hectares (6.9 acres) managed by Buxton Civic Association.	^[16]
Hall Leys Park	Matlock	Urban Park		^[27]
Hardwick Hall	Chesterfield	Park and formal gardens	National Trust estate	^[28]
Heanor Memorial Park	Heanor	Urban park	Opened in 1951	^[29]
Heights of Abraham	Matlock Bath	Urban park	Grade II* listed historic hilltop park with two large caverns. Privately run with admission charge.	^[30]
Hogshaw Woods	Buxton		1.1 hectares (2.7 acres) managed by Buxton Civic Association.	^[16]
Holmewood Woodlands	Holmewood	Woodland		^[31]
Howard Park	Glossop	Urban park		^[32]
Kedleston Hall	Derby	Park and formal gardens	National Trust estate with 800 acres of parkland	^[33]
Lovers' Walks	Matlock Bath	Urban park	Dates back to the 1740s	^[34]
Manners Plantations	Ilkeston	Woodland		^[35]
Manor Park	Glossop	Urban park		^[36]
Markeaton Park	Derby	Urban park	207 acres, opened in 1931.	^[37]
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.	^[38]
Memorial Park	Whaley Bridge	Urban park		^[39]
Newhall Park	Swadlincote	Urban park		^[40]
Normanton Park	Derby	Urban park	Opened in 1909.	^[41]
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.	^[42]
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.	^[43]
Poolsbrook Country Park	Chesterfield	Country Park	165 acres of woodland, meadows, lakes and wildlife habitats.	^[44]
Queen's Park	Chesterfield	Urban park	Grade II* listed historic park, opened in 1887.	^[45]
Riddings Wood	Riddings	Woodland		^[46]
Serpentine Walks	Buxton	Urban park	Grade II* listed historic park alongside the River Wye, landscaped in the 1830s by Joseph Paxton.	^[42]
Shaw Wood	Oakerthorpe	Woodland		^[47]
Sherbrook Wood	Buxton	Woodland	3 acres of woodland managed by the Buxton Civic Association and the southern section is owned by Derbyshire County Council.	^[16]
Shipley Country Park	Shipley	Country park	Operated by Derbyshire County Council with public access since 1976. 700 acres of parkland and woodland.	^[48]
Sinfin Moor Park and Nature Reserve	Derby	Urban park		^[49]
Sleet Moor Wood and Colliery Plantation	Swanwick	Woodland		^[50]
Somercotes Park	Somercotes	Urban park		^[51]
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.	^[52]
Victoria Park	Ilkeston	Urban park		^[53]
West Park	Long Eaton	Urban park		^[54]

List of parks and open spaces in Derbyshire

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