Photo: Jonathan Clitheroe · CC BY-SA 2.0Almost everyone in Doveridge lives within a 5-minute walk of a park
Footpaths add up to 13 km in the village and the kilometre around it, 1.6 for every square kilometre. Parks and playing fields in Doveridge add up to 1.7 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Doveridge grades C for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
What kind of outdoors village is Doveridge?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Doveridge’s strongest suit is parks close to every home. Where it falls short is footpaths.
Doveridge grades C for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Doveridge, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
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Graded, never part of the overall grade (like History and Civic life). It measures what is mapped: OS Open Greenspace leaves out woodland and open-access land that isn’t a park, and OpenStreetMap’s rural paths are more complete in some places than others.
Doveridge is 37th of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 1,700 to 1,800 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Against villages its size, Doveridge stands out most for homes near a park: none of the other 59 has more. It falls furthest behind on path per km², where 43 of the others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Llanbadarn Fawr Dyfed | A+ | 14.7 | 82% | 5.3 | 0% |
| 2 | Wanborough Wiltshire | A+ | 6 | 100% | 2.7 | 45% |
| 3 | Woodbury Devon | A | 3.3 | 100% | 0.9 | 26% |
| 4 | Malvern Wells Worcestershire | A | 10.8 | 37% | 5.3 | 57% |
| 5 | Elstree Hertfordshire | A | 22 | 100% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 6 | New Hartley Northumberland | A− | 1.9 | 100% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 7 | Hamstreet Kent | A− | 2.3 | 100% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 8 | Wembdon Somerset | A− | 7.4 | 88% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 9 | Heslington North Yorkshire | A− | 6.3 | 80% | 9.2 | 0% |
| 10 | Ingleton North Yorkshire | B+ | 1.5 | 100% | 2.5 | 54% |
| 11 | Pendlebury Greater Manchester | B+ | 18.5 | 74% | 4 | 0% |
| 12 | Trimdon Colliery County Durham | B+ | 4.7 | 100% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 13 | Eight Ash Green Essex | B+ | 8.2 | 80% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 14 | Criccieth Gwynedd | B | 2.9 | 75% | 1.3 | 4% |
| 15 | Denby Bottles Derbyshire | B | 1.4 | 100% | 4.8 | 0% |
| 16 | Rackheath Norfolk | B | 2.6 | 100% | 1 | 14% |
| 17 | South Hiendley West Yorkshire | B | 13.4 | 87% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 18 | North Benfleet Essex | B | 11 | 56% | 4 | 0% |
| 19 | East Bridgford Nottinghamshire | B− | 1.4 | 100% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 20 | Great Bentley Essex | B− | 6.4 | 100% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 21 | Llandeilo Dyfed | B− | 1.8 | 88% | 2.3 | 22% |
| 22 | Delabole Cornwall | B− | 1.1 | 76% | 2 | 35% |
| 23 | Blaengarw Mid Glamorgan | B− | 5 | 100% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 24 | Flockton West Yorkshire | B− | 2.4 | 100% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 25 | Winkfield Row Berkshire | B− | 11 | 80% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 26 | Much Wenlock Shropshire | B− | 2.4 | 13% | 3.6 | 20% |
| 27 | North Tawton Devon | B− | 2.9 | 100% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 28 | Dunvant West Glamorgan | C+ | 4.3 | 36% | 1.8 | 30% |
| 29 | Great Chesterford Essex | C+ | 2.5 | 100% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 30 | Cheddington Buckinghamshire | C+ | 2.2 | 35% | 3.1 | 16% |
| 31 | North Leigh Oxfordshire | C+ | 2.3 | 56% | 2.4 | 26% |
| 32 | Sharnbrook Bedfordshire | C+ | 1.6 | 100% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 33 | Kedington Suffolk | C+ | 3.3 | 83% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 34 | Bury Cambridgeshire | C+ | 1.1 | 100% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 35 | Duckmanton Derbyshire | C | 1.2 | 100% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 36 | Great Broughton and Little Broughton Cumbria | C | 1.2 | 85% | 2.3 | 1% |
| 37 | Doveridge Derbyshire | C | 1.7 | 100% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 38 | Bodelwyddan Clwyd | C | 1.9 | 100% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 39 | Shireoaks Nottinghamshire | C | 1.5 | 78% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 40 | Billington Lancashire | C− | 0.5 | 0% | 3.9 | 14% |
| 41 | Poyle Berkshire | C− | 0.7 | 100% | 2 | 0% |
| 42 | Deddington Oxfordshire | C− | 3.6 | 53% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 43 | Middle Barton Oxfordshire | C− | 1.9 | 81% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 44 | Shilbottle Northumberland | C− | 1.8 | 49% | 1.9 | 7% |
| 45 | Elmstead Market Essex | C− | 1.1 | 100% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 46 | Pattingham Staffordshire | C− | 2 | 80% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 47 | Sudbrooke Lincolnshire | C− | 1.5 | 82% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 48 | Croft Leicestershire | C− | 1.4 | 84% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 49 | Charminster Dorset | D | 0.3 | 0% | 2 | 56% |
| 50 | Glinton Cambridgeshire | D | 1.3 | 79% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 51 | Frizington Cumbria | D | 1.4 | 52% | 0.9 | 15% |
| 52 | Aiskew North Yorkshire | D | 1.5 | 71% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 53 | Houghton on the Hill Leicestershire | D | 1.8 | 60% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 54 | Richings Park Buckinghamshire | D | 1 | 72% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 55 | Thorp Arch West Yorkshire | D | 2.6 | 29% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 56 | Johnston Dyfed | D | 1.4 | 55% | 0.6 | 5% |
| 57 | St Clears Dyfed | D− | 2 | 31% | 0.4 | 0% |
| 58 | Bramham West Yorkshire | D− | 1.4 | 47% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 59 | Necton Norfolk | D− | 1.5 | 17% | 0.5 | 0% |
| 60 | Tockwith North Yorkshire | D− | 0.4 | 14% | 1.1 | 0% |
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Doveridge’s built-up area.
How close Doveridge’s homes are to a park
Each square is 1 in 100 residents: green lives within 400 m of a public park, garden or playing field (Census 2021 output areas against OS Open Greenspace).
Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 3 playgrounds are mapped in and around the village, about one for every 587 residents.
The Peak District National Park is 8.6 mi away
Protected landscapes within 30 km, by direction and distance from the edge of the built-up area; circle size shows each one’s area. National Landscapes were called Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty until 2023.
Peak District National Park covers 1,438 km² and has been a National Park since 1951.
1 waymarked walk passes through or near Doveridge
13 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Doveridge and the kilometre around it, 1.6 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the village.
The regional route here is the Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase).
Waymarked walks are OpenStreetMap walking routes. Public rights of way are only as complete as the map in each area.
The best walking months in Doveridge: May to September
The village’s 1991–2020 averages (Met Office HadUK-Grid) and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have 12½+ hours of daylight, highs of 15 °C or more and little rain for the town.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.1 | 9.8 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 15.8 | 16.9 | 16.4 | 14.7 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.6 | 7.6 |
| High (°C) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
| Rain (mm) | 64 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 55 | 67 | 64 | 66 | 60 | 74 | 72 | 79 |
April is the driest month (53 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 22 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 79 mm of rain falls in December, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 42 nights a year. The climate in Doveridge →
2 viewpoints and 3 playgrounds
Mapped within 2 km of the village in OpenStreetMap, against the typical UK village its size per resident. Named places are listed with directions; unnamed ones are only counted.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 2
Plus 2 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 3
Plus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
The outdoors in nearby towns
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles. Tap a town for its outdoors page.
Mayfield, 7.3 miles away, grades A−, the best next door: every resident lives within 400 m of a park. Rocester and Abbots Bromley have at least twice Doveridge’s green space per resident.
Questions about the outdoors in Doveridge
Is Doveridge near a National Park?
Yes. Peak District National Park begins 8.6 mi north of the village’s edge. It covers 1,438 km² and has been a National Park since 1951.
What are the best walks near Doveridge?
1 waymarked walking route passes within 2 km of the village, including the Staffordshire Way (Rushton Spencer - Cannock Chase).
How many people in Doveridge live near a park?
100% of residents live within 400 m, about a 5-minute walk, of a public park, garden or playing field (Census 2021 output areas against OS Open Greenspace). The typical UK town is 83%.
When is the best time of year for walking in Doveridge?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Doveridge good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 1.6 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 18% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 35% (1.7 ha per 1,000 residents).
How is the Outdoors Grade worked out?
From five measures, each placed among UK towns of 1,000 or more: public green space per resident, the share living near a park, National Park or National Landscape within 5 km, footpaths per square kilometre, and the sea within 5 km. It is a character grade and isn’t part of Doveridge’s overall grade.
Where Doveridge’s outdoors figures come from
- Parks and green space: Ordnance Survey OS Open Greenspace (parks and gardens, playing fields, play spaces, and their access points). Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- National Parks and National Landscapes: Natural England and Natural Resources Wales boundaries, areas and designation dates, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Footpaths, walking routes, beaches and things to do: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License (ODbL), via Geofabrik, 16 October 2026.
- Historic parks, listed buildings and monuments: Historic England, National Heritage List for England, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Rain and temperature: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the town; daylight calculated from its latitude.
- The sea: ONS Countries (December 2024) boundaries clipped to mean high water. Residents near a park: ONS Census 2021 output areas.
- Grade: TownRatings’ Outdoors Grade, ranked against UK towns only.
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