Archive

The Turtle Pond - Conservation work - Click on button:

Award to FoAP for Butterfly Bank - Click on button:

Bat Roosting Box Success, November 2015 - Click on button

Higher Level Stewardship Scheme as part of Revised Managment Plan for Allestree Park Local Nature Reserve - details of meeting, November 2014 - Click on the button:

Tributes to former Allestree Park Ranger - Click on the button:

Elms for Butterflies - Click on button:

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Flora and fauna

Summer

Big Wood, Allestree Park in Summer and Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly

Photos by Bill Grange

Butterflies

Wild flowers

Click on 'Articles and Special Feattures' tab at top of page for many more wildlife articles

Events list July 2026

Sat July 25

Balsam bashing

DCC Volunteers - meet in the main car park at 10am

Tue July 28

Superhero picnic

11am - 3pm at Allestree Park

Sat Aug 1

Mini-beast hunt

2pm, meet at Woodlands car park.

Sun Aug 2

Summer celebration

10am ’til 7pm

Tue Aug 4

Derby Parks and DWT will be at the Mackworth/MECA Hall (St Francis Church) Kids Eco Event on the 4th August sharing information about how young people can get involved at Allestree

Thu Aug 13

Footpath works

DCC Volunteers - meet in the main car park at 10am

Thu Aug 27

Maintenance tasks

DCC Volunteers - meet in the main car park at 10am

Sat Sept 12

Bat walk

Sat Oct 17

Fungi walk

Minibeast Hunt 2026 08 01

Summer celebration Felicity

Join the Friends of Allestree Park

Application form

Nature trails

Nature Trail Leaflets: Click here to see PDF versions, which can be printed out. Leaflets are also avaliable from holders at the noticeboards at the main car park and at Woodlands Lane.

Photos and videos of Allestree Park

Photos and videos