Perhaps it is somewhere you walk your dog, or take the children on the way to school or to the shops, maybe you just like to stroll round it for exercise and relaxation or perhaps you have never given any thought to it! Perhaps you are one of the kind people who pick up litter in the wood or put food out for the birds. Did you know that Chaddesden Wood is Derby City’s only surviving example of Ancient Oak Woodland and was Derby's first Local Nature Reserve? The spring bluebells and frogspawn, summer woodland birds, autumn fungi and winter walks provide us with a fascinating insight into what Derby countryside is like and it's in Oakwood.

A few local residents have expressed an interest in forming a Friends Group to help the owners, Derby City Council, protect the woodland. But we need your help. There is an opportunity for you to be part of the discussions about a forthcoming access improvement plan, a new nature trail leaflet and nature conservation management proposals.