Woodside is our largest nature reserve and hub for all our grazing livestock. Well known for its bird life and wild flowers, Woodside Farm is a lovely place to spend a day. There is an education garden, the Nutbrook Cafe along the Nutbrook Trail and Shipley County Park is just next door! (The Nutbrook café is adjacent to the nature reserve and is open on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays).

On the site of the former Woodside Colliery, one of the four that operated in this area until the 1960s. It contains a variety of habitats, including woodland, hay meadows and grasslands and a network of small wetlands.

The grasslands are important for invertebrates, including several butterfly species such as common blue, gatekeeper, comma and meadow brown.

Discover what wildlife loves Derbyshire as much as we do - see which habitats Derbyshire has to offer and let us know what you've been lucky enough to see!

Derbyshire has several Wildlife Watch groups - come along and learn about wildlife in the great outdoors!

Unfortunately, not all interactions with wildlife are positive and some cases, wild animals are deliberately harmed. We are working closely with Derbyshire Constabulary to ensure that wildlife crime is stopped in Derbyshire.