Lovely place. Can get crowded at weekends, £1 to park, cafe, woods,streams, lakes (beware geese) large playing field (ideal for catapults ) Links to longer walks along canals, but is a nice afternoon out.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/derby/features/tours/...n_history.shtml

...and only an hour away... sounds good Vic - thanks

Also greatly loved by Dane owners

we went there just two weeks ago with our three (was three) it was lovely. sally got muddy, jasper had loads of space to play with his chucker, def recommend it xx

livestock?

Horses.
Massive riding stable in the middle, sorry Marls.