Oakwood in Derby

Description:

Oakwood is one of the largest new housing estates in Europe, located just outside the city of Derby and bordering the suburb of Chaddesden.

The suburb was named after an oackwood and the original oak wood, from which the area is named, has been preserved as Chaddesden Wood Nature Reserve, and is maintained by the council.

The Wood Nature Reserve is open to the public and is a popular resource for the people of North Derby.  The area has a sizeable park surrounding a modern community centre and many smaller areas, or "green wedges" that have been designed to provide routes throughout the estate for use by walkers and wildlife.

There is a regular bus service from Derby to Oakwood and Chaddesden. There is a leisure centre in Ookwood , called Springwood Leisure Centre which has a fitness gym; workout studio; sports hall; squash courts; creche; new rubber filled synthetic pitch and a floodlit court.