South East Derbyshire green belt, which is a component of the wider Nottingham and Derby green belt. Conservation areas There is such an area defined for Draycott which was designated in 1978, adding additional developmental assurances to the core of the village. Local Nature Reserve Only one nature reserve exists, St Chad's Water is a former gravel quarry that is adjacent to St Chad's Church in Church Wilne. War memorials There are two monument items throughout the parish commemorating local personnel who served in the World War I and WWII conflicts: A memorial cross by the roadside at Draycott village A WWII war memorial for a Royal Air Force member consisting of figures and a plaque in St Chad's Church Transport Bus services Only Draycott is catered to with public transport services. The Indigo bus route operated by Trent Barton runs between Nottingham and Derby along the A6005 road. It is a scheduled route, with buses on half hour intervals on weekdays and Saturdays, with some longer periods between services on Sundays and bank holidays. There are also school buses through the parish catering to the regional secondary school. Train services There is no railway station within the parish although the Nottingham/Derby railway line cuts through the parish to the north of Draycott village. Nearest stations along this route are at Long Eaton to the east, and Spondon to the west. Religious sites There are two Anglican places of worship, St Chad's at Church Wilne dates from the 13th century and is dedicated to St Chad of Mercia. St Mary's in Draycott opened originally in 1928 as a chapel of ease of St Chad's, although not in the present building, which was originally a Wesleyan Methodist chapel built in 1830 and vacated by that congregation in the middle 1960s. That Methodist congregation merged with local Primitive Methodists to form the present Draycott Methodist church. Sport To the north of Draycott village is Draycott Playing Fields containing a football field, and Millennium Green which maintains a cycle track and an outdoor gym. The New Street Leisure Green has a floodlit multi purpose games area catering to football and basketball posts, and a concrete table tennis and chess table area. St Chad's Nature Reserve at Church Wilne hosts a fishing club. The Draycott Table Tennis Centre is based by The New Street Leisure Green and teams play in several leagues of Table