Owner:Derbyshire County Council Countryside Service

Habitat:A recently restored Colliery spoil heap, Bolsover Tip South. Most of the original tip has been left in its natural state. Nature has been doing a good job but has had a helping hand from Derbyshire County Council's Consulting Engineers and Countryside Service. A pool has been created on top of the heap. Dragonflies have already found this new pool. Three further wetland areas have been put in on the eastern side of the site including a new reed bed area. With the Doe Lea running through the site and Carr Vale next door Dragonflies have discovered the new opportunities very quickly. New plantations and grasslands have also been created.

Access:Visitors can come into the reserve off the Stockley Trail, which connects, from the Carr Vale Reserve. Visitors arriving by car can use the Car Park off the A632 Grid Ref SK 463707

Specialities:Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator & Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum

Other natural history interest in the summer: The stretch of the Doe Lea is good for Water Vole and Kingfisher. Warblers can be found along the former railway embankment. Check out the neutral grasslands for a variety of flowering plants.

Grub Stop:Darter Class. SK 465709The Castle Arms, a classic old colliery pub which once served Bolsover Pit's thirsty miners after a shift perhaps digging out fossils of Dragonflies! They don't always have food on but hey you can have a pint or a glass of your favourite lotion. If you are a 'foodie' a marvellous Emperor class stop off is the Delicatessen on the left as you go up the hill on A632 which is well worth a visit to pick up some interesting goodies.

Associated sites:Carr Vale Nature Reserve, The Stockley Trail