Built-up area in North East Derbyshire, Derbyshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.192, -1.444 |
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| OS grid ref: | SK 37 66 |
| Dialling code: | 01246 (Chesterfield) |
Hardwick Wood sits on the edge of the rolling farmland of North East Derbyshire in Derbyshire, England, forming part of the rural setting around Hardwick Hall and its country park near Chesterfield. The wood is a patchwork of mixed deciduous trees and managed coppice, tucked into an estate landscape that dates back to the Elizabethan era.
Ecologically it provides a welcome pocket of habitat for birds, small mammals and spring flowers such as bluebells, while socially it is popular with walkers, families and schools using the public footpaths. The woodland also plays a modest economic role through the local visitor economy linked to the hall and park, and it is managed with a balance of conservation, amenity and historic landscape considerations.