Web cams for Derby and Derbyshire.
My list of all webcam's for Derby and Derbyshire, Live views from across the County.

A bit of history about Webcam's The very first Webcam was Started in 1991 in the computer science department of Cambridge University. Today there are tens of thousands of webcam's around the world that provide views into homes, offices and other buildings as well as providing panoramic views of cities and the countryside. There are several which feature Derbyshire villages which you may not have seen before, so here is my chance to introduce you to some of them.

There are a wide range of webcams online, some offer a static jpg image of a scene that is updated every few minutes, some use a sequence of images that update every second or so to give the effect of video (albeit rather poor quality). With Broadband internet becoming common place these days there are a lot more websites that offer live streaming video, this allows you to see the location as though you were these with people moving around and traffic flowing etc. Certain webcam sites require you to install a small plug-in for your browser, these normally allow extra functionality to the webcam viewer such as the ability to control the angle of the webcam. A very good example of this type of webcam is the Broomfield College Bird table webcam, you can move the camera lens around to look at the different bird tables and feeders and even the floor at pheasants. Personally I like the real-time streaming webcams best, as these offer the most realistic views of a location.

Do you want to put your own Derbyshire webcam online for the world to see? Creating your own webcam for the internet is quite easy. All you need is a pc that’s turned on most of the time (ideally all the time), a broadband internet connection, a webcam and a piece of software that will put the view onto the internet so people can see it. And of course finally you need a view for the camera out of your window or your garden which shows off your village. If you live in Derby or Derbyshire and would like your webcam to be featured on my Derby and Derbyshire Webcams page then please get in touch providing all the details using the contact link at the top of this page. It would be great to build up a large collection of Derbyshire webcams so ex-pats can get an idea what it’s like here. The only rules are it must be in the county of Derbyshire and offer a view of the local area, I would especially like to hear from anyone that wants to offer footage from locations in Derby itself as these are rather scarce. A good quality live streaming webcam in the City is what I would really like to see on my webcam page, can you provide such a thing, if so get in touch now.

Derby/Derbyshire webcam list. Here is a list of current webcams I have found for you that feature content from within the county of Derbyshire. For each webcam I have listed what type of webcam footage it offers and if you need to install a Browser plug-in to view them. If you find any of the webcams are dead then please let me know so I can take them off my list. If you find any links contain unsuitable content then contact the owner of the website, not me! Please note : The viewing of webcams by children should always be supervised by a responsible parent. You should not allow your children to view webcam sites unattended. As these webcam sources are provided by other people they are out of the control of www.derbyphotos.co.uk so please bare this in mind. Below is my list of local Derby/Derbyshire webcams, hope you enjoy them. Get in touch if I have missed any.

Andy's Local web cam list for Derby and Derbyshire - Do you know of one I've missed or want to start your own.
Click to view webcam	Webcam Location : Derby Quad Building, Derby City. Webcam type : Static, Still images only, High resolution 640x480/1280x960 pixels, dial-up ok. Plug-ins needed? : No browser plug-ins needed to view this webcam. Updates : Offers a live image updated every 60 seconds (640x480 pixels) as well as an archived high quality Photograph (1280x960 pixels) every hour. More info : This is a static camera looking over the new Derby Quad building near the Council House/Assembly Rooms. The images offered by this camera are good high quality ones and it even allows you to look at images that were taken on the hour every hour! For more info on Derby Quad visit their site www.derbyquad.co.uk
Click to view webcam	Webcam Location : Derby Cathedral Falcon nests, Derby, Derbyshire. Webcam type : Three Streaming moving images, Locked viewpoint, broadband recommended. Plug-ins needed? : flash plug-in needed to view this webcam. Updates : Offers a slow streaming live image every 3 seconds (as a series of images). More info : Peregrine Falcons first began nesting on Derby Cathedral in 2006, and raised three chicks there. Four thousand people came to watch them from Cathedral Green. There are two cameras at different angles that allow people to see what the falcons are up to. They were installed by Nick Moyes from Derby Museum who had to abseil down the tower to fix the webcams in place. This camera became live on 13th April 2007 In 2008 a 3rd camera was installed !
Click to view webcam	Webcam Location : University of Derby GEES Weather Station, Derby. Webcam type : Static, Still images only, 480x360 pixels, dial-up ok. Plug-ins needed? : No browser plug-ins needed to view this webcam. Updates : Offers a live image updated a few times a day, 5 days a week. More info : This is a static camera looking over Derby university rugby pitch in the foreground, the Weather Station visible on the grass beyond the drive in the middle ground. Visible beyond is the A38 and the City of Derby. Looks like the camera needs cleaning!

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Click to view webcams	Webcam Location : Derbyshire Schools Birdcam project. Webcam type : Static, Still images only, 640x480 pixels, dial-up ok. Plug-ins needed? : No browser plug-ins needed to view this webcam. Updates : Offers a live image updated every few seconds, 7 days a week. More info : This is a static camera looking inside a bird box at many schools around Derbyshire. You can select one of several bird boxes to look at. Each school also has its own birdcam blog and gallery of images. Excellent new site for 2008 !
Click to view webcam	Webcam Location : Bird box, Stretton Handley Primary School, Alfreton, Derbyshire. Webcam type : Static, Still images only, 640x480 pixels, dial-up ok. Plug-ins needed? : No browser plug-ins needed to view this webcam. Updates : Offers a live image updated every 15 seconds, 7 days a week. More info : This is a static camera looking inside a bird box. Excellent website. I would like to thank Stretton Handley Primary School for suppliing this webcam feed.
Click to view webcam	Webcam Location : Bird feeders at Derby College’s Broomfield Hall Campus, Morley, Ilkeston Derbyshire. Webcam type : Streaming moving image, Controllable viewpoint!, broadband needed. Plug-ins needed? : YES browser plug-in needed to view this webcam. Updates : Offers a streaming live image (as a series of images). More info : This is controllable webcam, by that I mean you can move it around to look at the many bird feeders. You can even look at the ground to see Pheasants and Hedgehogs wandering around. This camera was installed in May 2005 at Broomfield Hall. The best way to control the view is to click on the area you want to view, when you click, the camera view will move to the centre the image where you clicked, it takes about a second for it to do this. Notes The very first time you visit this webcam it will require you to install the 'webcam plug-in'. If you are using Windows XP then after a few seconds the yellow warning bar will show at the top of the browser window with the message “This website wants to install the following add-on ‘kxhcm10.ocx’ from Panasonic Communications Co., Ltd.” If you trust the website and the add-on and want to install it, click here… At this point you need to click on the yellow bar and select 'Install ActiveX Control'. After a few seconds the security warning will show, click on the Install button. After a few seconds the live camera view should be seen. You can now control the camera by clicking on the image. I found that this site works best in Internet Explorer, Seemed a bit slow in Firefox browser.
Click to view webcam	Webcam Location : Kestrels nesting area at Derby College’s Broomfield Hall Campus, Morley, Ilkeston Derbyshire. Webcam type : Streaming moving image, Locked viewpoint, broadband needed. Plug-ins needed? : YES browser plug-in needed to view this webcam. Updates : Offers a streaming live image (as a series of images). More info : This camera was installed in May 2005 at Broomfield Hall. Even though it looks like you can control the camera on this (like the one above) you can't as its fixed on the nesting area. At the time of writing this (March 11th 2007) the nest was empty but hopefully this nesting site will get used soon. Notes The very first time (unless you have already visited the above site) you visit this webcam it will require you to install the 'webcam plug-in'. If you are using Windows XP then after a few seconds the yellow warning bar will show at the top of the browser window with the message “This website wants to install the following add-on ‘kxhcm10.ocx’ from Panasonic Communications Co., Ltd.” If you trust the website and the add-on and want to install it, click here… At this point you need to click on the yellow bar and select 'Install ActiveX Control'. After a few seconds the security warning will show, click on the Install button. After a few seconds the live camera view should be seen. You can now control the camera by clicking on the image. I found that this site works best in Internet Explorer, Seemed a bit slow in Firefox browser.
Click to view webcam	Webcam Location : Grindleford Village, Peak District, Derbyshire. Webcam type : Static, Still images only, 640x480 pixels, dial-up ok. Plug-ins needed? : No browser plug-ins needed to view this webcam. Updates : Offers a live image updated every 120 seconds, 7 days a week. More info : This is a static camera looking over Grindleford Village in the Peak District. You can watch the sheep wandering around the hills. This web cam offers a high resolution image.
Click to view webcam	Webcam Location : Hathersage, Derbyshire. Webcam type : Static, Still images only, 400x300 pixels, dial-up ok. Plug-ins needed? : No browser plug-ins needed to view this webcam. Updates : Offers a live image updated every 60 seconds, 7 days a week. More info : This is a static camera looking towards Millstone Edge from Hathersage.
Click to view webcam	Webcam Location : Matlock Bath, Derbyshire. Webcam type : Static, Still images only, 315x216 pixels, dial-up ok. Plug-ins needed? : No browser plug-ins needed to view this webcam. Updates : Offers a live image updated every 60 seconds, 7 days a week. More info : This is a static camera looking over The A6 and River Derwent with Jubilee Bridge.
Click to view webcam	Webcam Location : Crich village, Derbyshire. Webcam type : Static, Still images only, 352x288 pixels, dial-up ok. Plug-ins needed? : No browser plug-ins needed to view this webcam. Updates : Offers a live image every 15 Minutes between 8am and 4pm G.M.T. More info : This is a static camera looking over the village of Crich in Derbyshire. The images are very low resolution but gives you an idea what the weather is like.
Click to view webcam	Webcam Location : On the Southern outskirts of Buxton, Derbyshire. Webcam type : Streaming video, Locked viewpoint, broadband required. Plug-ins needed? : No browser plug-in needed to view this webcam (needs Windows Media player) Updates : Offers a realtime streaming live video. More info : This webcam offers real video using Windows Media Player. If you double click on the streaming video it will make it fill the screen. It shows the video for 2 mins then changes the page to the actual weather page. This webcam is part of a rather clever weather station site for Buxton providing detailed information on the weather for Buxton. Please check out their site www.buxtonweather.co.uk for details.
Click to view webcam	Webcam Location : Carsington Reservoir, Derbyshire. Webcam type : Streaming moving image, Locked viewpoint, broadband recommended. Plug-ins needed? : flash plug-in needed to view this webcam. Updates : Offers a slow streaming live image every 2 seconds (as a series of images). More info : The reservoir is owned and operated by Severn Trent Water. You can normally see water fowl and boats in the view.

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