1 9 8 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁new ▁housing ▁est ates ▁in ▁Europe ▁and , ▁as ▁such , ▁is ▁a ▁major ▁settlement ▁in ▁its ▁own ▁right . ▁It ▁is ▁situated ▁on ▁the ▁out sk ir ts ▁of ▁the ▁city , ▁border ing ▁the ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Ch add es den , ▁which ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁council ▁housing ▁est ates ▁in ▁England . ▁Oak wood ▁is ▁built ▁on ▁land ▁which ▁used ▁to ▁be ▁known ▁as ▁Ch add es den ▁Common , ▁It ▁has ▁three ▁clusters ▁of ▁sh ops , ▁the ▁largest ▁of ▁which ▁has ▁all ▁the ▁amen ities ▁of ▁a ▁large ▁village . ▁The ▁last ▁new ▁houses ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁in ▁Oak wood ▁were ▁completed ▁towards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁o ak ▁wood , ▁from ▁which ▁the ▁area ▁is ▁named , ▁has ▁been ▁preserved ▁as ▁Ch add es den ▁Wood ▁Nature ▁Reserve , ▁and ▁is ▁maintained ▁by ▁the ▁council . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁ancient ▁o ak ▁wood land ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Derby . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁it ▁was ▁declared ▁a ▁local ▁nature ▁reserve . ▁The ▁wood ▁contains ▁a ▁nature ▁trail ▁open ▁to ▁the ▁public , ▁roughly ▁half ▁a ▁mile ▁long . ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁popular ▁resource ▁for ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁North ▁Derby ▁and ▁in ▁Spring ▁the ▁wood ▁is ▁covered ▁by ▁a ▁car pet ▁of ▁blue b ells ▁as ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁photograph