Findern’s biggest
Hillside Playing Field
Playing field
2.3 ha (6 acres)
3 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Findern
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Alan Murray-Rust · CC BY-SA 2.0DOutdoors Grade
Outdoors in Findern · parks, paths & countryside
Parks and walks in Findern
40% of residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park or playing field. 26 km of footpaths run through the village and the kilometre around it, 1.9 for every square kilometre. Parks and playing fields in Findern add up to 1.8 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Findern grades D for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
1.8 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
40%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
26 km
1.9 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
0%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Peak District National Park
Outdoors grade
Findern grades D for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Findern, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
D
Better than 7% of UK towns
Public green space1.8 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
38out of
100
100
A park within a walk40%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
9out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape0%of the land within 5 km · None within 5 km
31out of
100
100
Footpaths1.9 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
27out of
100
100
The sea0%of the area within 5 km · Inland
42out of
100
100
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.
Villages its size
How Findern compares with UK villages of 1,500 to 1,700
The 60 UK towns and cities of 1,500 to 1,700 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Outdoors score: the share of UK towns each one beats
Footpath, km per km²
Findern1.9
Villages its size2.5
Derbyshire towns3.6
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Findern1.8
Villages its size2.0
Derbyshire towns2.2
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Findern40%
Villages its size80%
Derbyshire towns86%
All UK towns83%
Findern falls furthest behind on homes near a park, where 56 of the 59 others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portskewett Gwent | A+ | 10 | 100% | 2.9 | 3% |
| 2 | Stanhope County Durham | A+ | 7.7 | 100% | 3.5 | 86% |
| 3 | Melton Suffolk | A+ | 6.5 | 100% | 4.1 | 33% |
| 4 | Salcombe Devon | A+ | 2 | 100% | 3.3 | 65% |
| 5 | Wood Street Village Surrey | A+ | 25.7 | 81% | 4.9 | 18% |
| 6 | Ducklington Oxfordshire | A | 10.1 | 79% | 4.8 | 4% |
| 7 | Roydon Essex | A | 3.5 | 100% | 4.9 | 0% |
| 8 | St Athan South Glamorgan | A | 2.2 | 100% | 3 | 0% |
| 9 | Sabden Lancashire | A− | 0.8 | 100% | 5 | 38% |
| 10 | Hale Bank Cheshire | A− | 9.1 | 100% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 11 | West Wellow Hampshire | A− | 3.6 | 82% | 2.7 | 51% |
| 12 | Shillington Bedfordshire | A− | 3.7 | 83% | 3.2 | 14% |
| 13 | Bean Kent | A− | 17 | 72% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 14 | Woodhouse Eaves Leicestershire | A− | 35.7 | 85% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 15 | Kewstoke Somerset | A− | 1.3 | 74% | 4.3 | 1% |
| 16 | Hampton Magna Warwickshire | A− | 6.8 | 100% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 17 | Sonning Berkshire | A− | 11.1 | 80% | 2.5 | 7% |
| 18 | Thorpe-le-Soken Essex | A− | 4.2 | 100% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 19 | East Dean and Friston East Sussex | B+ | 1.2 | 18% | 4.6 | 58% |
| 20 | Stithians Cornwall | B+ | 3.2 | 80% | 3.4 | 3% |
| 21 | Staining Lancashire | B+ | 2.6 | 100% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 22 | King's Cliffe Northamptonshire | B+ | 3.3 | 100% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 23 | Seal Kent | B+ | 3.3 | 78% | 2.1 | 77% |
| 24 | Littlebourne Kent | B+ | 1.6 | 100% | 3 | 9% |
| 25 | Farcet Cambridgeshire | B+ | 13.8 | 77% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 26 | Mount Hawke Cornwall | B | 1.4 | 85% | 2 | 6% |
| 27 | Fence Lancashire | B | 1.3 | 62% | 6.2 | 32% |
| 28 | Wick Gloucestershire | B− | 1.8 | 56% | 3.6 | 39% |
| 29 | Sibertswold Kent | B− | 1.9 | 79% | 2.2 | 38% |
| 30 | Whittington Shropshire | B− | 3.7 | 100% | 1 | 0% |
| 31 | South Witham Lincolnshire | B− | 2.5 | 100% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 32 | High Harrington Cumbria | C+ | 0.5 | 100% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 33 | Evenwood County Durham | C+ | 3.4 | 100% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 34 | Everton Hampshire | C+ | 1.3 | 58% | 1.5 | 37% |
| 35 | Norton (Norton Juxta Kempsey) Worcestershire | C+ | 0.9 | 100% | 3 | 0% |
| 36 | Clutton Somerset | C+ | 0.9 | 74% | 3.3 | 11% |
| 37 | Four Lanes Cornwall | C | 0.6 | 100% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 38 | Potterspury Northamptonshire | C | 1.4 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 39 | Blisworth Northamptonshire | C | 2.2 | 81% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 40 | Buxted East Sussex | C | 1.1 | 63% | 2.4 | 52% |
| 41 | Harden West Yorkshire | C | 1.8 | 40% | 5 | 0% |
| 42 | Scawby Lincolnshire | C− | 25.7 | 68% | 0.4 | 0% |
| 43 | Higher Walton Lancashire | C− | 2.2 | 61% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 44 | Arksey South Yorkshire | C− | 1.1 | 88% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 45 | Rawcliffe East Riding of Yorkshire | C− | 1 | 100% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 46 | Horsmonden Kent | C− | 0.5 | 79% | 0.9 | 50% |
| 47 | Baston Lincolnshire | C− | 2.3 | 78% | 1 | 0% |
| 48 | Sywell and Overstone Northamptonshire | D | 3.1 | 62% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 49 | Ainsworth Greater Manchester | D | 0.4 | 64% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 50 | Whittlesford Cambridgeshire | D | 2.3 | 57% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 51 | Henstridge Somerset | D | 1.8 | 47% | 2 | 0% |
| 52 | Moulton Lincolnshire | D | 1.9 | 75% | 0.1 | 0% |
| 53 | Ketton Rutland | D | 2.1 | 56% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 54 | Balsham Cambridgeshire | D | 1.7 | 57% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 55 | St Erme and Trispen Cornwall | D | 0.3 | 69% | 1.2 | 2% |
| 56 | Findern Derbyshire | D | 1.8 | 40% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 57 | Scarcroft West Yorkshire | D− | 0.5 | 15% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 58 | Walpole St Peter and Walpole St Andrew Norfolk | D− | 1.7 | 52% | 0.2 | 0% |
| 59 | School Aycliffe County Durham | D− | 0 | 0% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 60 | Church Fenton North Yorkshire | D− | 0.3 | 50% | 0.7 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Findern’s built-up area.
Green space: parks, gardens, playing fields and play spaces, named or not.© OpenStreetMap contributors · Contains OS data © Crown copyright · Natural England / NRW
Places to walk
Parks to walk in, in and around Findern
The biggest is Hillside Playing Field, 2.3 ha (6 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Close to home
4 in 10 Findern residents live within a 5-minute walk of 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).
Within 400 m (40%)Further (60%)
Findern40%
Villages its size80%
Derbyshire towns86%
All UK towns83%
About 1,000 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 13 playgrounds are mapped in and around the village, about one for every 124 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
The Peak District National Park is 12 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.
National ParkNational LandscapeThe 5 km the grade counts
Peak District National Park covers 1,438 km² and has been a National Park since 1951.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
1 waymarked walk passes through or near Findern
26 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Findern and the kilometre around it, 1.9 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the village.
Regional
Derby Nomad Way11.8 km
The regional route here is the Derby Nomad Way.
Waymarked walks are OpenStreetMap walking routes. Public rights of way are only as complete as the map in each area.
When to get out
The best walking months in Findern: 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 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 52 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 49 | 62 | 63 | 61 | 57 | 67 | 64 | 68 |
February is the driest month (46 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 22 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 68 mm of rain falls in December, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 44 nights a year. The climate in Findern →
Things to do
13 playgrounds and the nearest beaches
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.
The nearest beaches
Findern is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the village.
library24 mi from Findern’s edge
DirectionsThe Beach28 mi from Findern’s edge
DirectionsGood to know
Check the water before you swim. The Environment Agency tests designated bathing waters from May to September and publishes a rating for each beach.
Every named place, with directions
Nature reserves 6
Cote Close Bird Sanctuary0.9 ha · 0.3 mi from town
DirectionsCardales Wildflower Meadow1.3 ha · 0.3 mi from town
DirectionsStanhope Hole Conservation Area0.9 ha · 0.4 mi from town
DirectionsStanhope Wildflower Meadow0.8 ha · 0.5 mi from town
DirectionsStanhope Wood Community Woodland1.0 ha · 0.5 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 1 nature reserve without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 3
Plus 3 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 13
Plus 13 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Next door
The outdoors in nearby towns
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles. Tap a town for its outdoors page.
WillingtonEtwallReptonHiltonDerbyStrettonFindern
ABCDOutdoors Grade
Derby, 3.9 miles away, grades B−, the best next door: 82% of its residents live within 400 m of a park. Stretton has at least twice Findern’s green space per resident. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Findern
What is the biggest park in Findern?
Hillside Playing Field, 2.3 ha (6 acres). 1 named park, garden or playing field is in the village or within 400 m of it.
Is Findern near a National Park?
Yes. Peak District National Park begins 12 mi north-west of the village’s edge. It covers 1,438 km² and has been a National Park since 1951.
What are the best walks near Findern?
1 waymarked walking route passes within 2 km of the village, including the Derby Nomad Way.
What is the nearest beach to Findern?
library, 24 mi from the edge of the village, then The Beach (28 mi). Findern itself is inland.
How many people in Findern live near a park?
40% 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 Findern?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Findern good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 1.9 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 27% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 38% (1.8 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 Findern’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Findern’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.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.