Kings Meadow Nature Reserve
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.94077, -1.17032
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Canada Goose and Mallard
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- ☕Café @ Trent — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦49+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Canada Goose and Mallard
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- ☕Café @ Trent — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Best for
9 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Canada Goose, Mallard, Coot +46 more · last seen 2026
Birds — Canada Goose, Mallard, Coot +46 more · last seen 2026
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Marmalade Hoverfly, Green Shieldbug +77 more · last seen 2026
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Comfrey +102 more · last seen 2025
Dogs allowed with public access
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café; Urban park — family destination
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km20 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Big TrackWalking route▾
Named routeRef The Big TrackLocal walking route
Arboretum Route 1Walking route▾
Arboretum Route 2Walking route▾
Park StepsWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Kingfisher RouteWalking route▾
117 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 15Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
NTU City Campus to New Basford Avoiding Tram LinesCycling route▾
Named routeRef NTU - New BasfordLocal cycle route
Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Lenton Lane Cycle GatewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
River LeenCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Gedling <> ArnoldCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain Bike RouteMountain bike route▾
Photos
15 photos from nearby open sources
Kings Meadow Nature reserve
Photos
Kings Meadow Nature reserve
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
33,030 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
33,030 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds49 species
winterspringautumn
2026Canada Goose · Mallard · Coot · Black-headed Gull · Moorhen
+44 more speciesHide species list
All 49 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Common TernSterna hirundo2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- Red-crested PochardNetta rufina2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
wintersummer
2026Common Frog
7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Blue-tailed Damselfly
+75 more speciesHide species list
All 80 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Common Nettle · Bramble · Comfrey · Yorkshire-fog · Hawthorn
+100 more speciesHide species list
All 105 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- ComfreySymphytum officinale x asperum x tuberosum
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
33,030 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds49 species
winterspringautumn
2026Canada Goose · Mallard · Coot · Black-headed Gull · Moorhen
+44 more speciesHide species list
All 49 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Common TernSterna hirundo2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- Red-crested PochardNetta rufina2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
wintersummer
2026Common Frog
7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Blue-tailed Damselfly
+75 more speciesHide species list
All 80 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Common Nettle · Bramble · Comfrey · Yorkshire-fog · Hawthorn
+100 more speciesHide species list
All 105 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- ComfreySymphytum officinale x asperum x tuberosum
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
White Clover
White Clover
Trifolium repens
Trifolium repens
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumHogweedHeracleum sphondyliumBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusSycamoreAcer pseudoplatanusPerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneCherryPrunusCherryPrunusHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaHimalayan BalsamImpatiens glanduliferaWillowSalixWillowSalixCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusFalse Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatiusGreater PlantainPlantago majorGreater PlantainPlantago majorDog-roseRosa caninaDog-roseRosa caninaCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumElderSambucus nigraElderSambucus nigraHedge BedstrawGalium albumHedge BedstrawGalium albumRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisRough Meadow-grassPoa trivialisGreater BurdockArctium lappaGreater BurdockArctium lappaHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusSmooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensisSmooth Meadow-grassPoa pratensisSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaHazelCorylusHazelCorylusGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumCommon ReedPhragmites australisCommon ReedPhragmites australisCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorusCommon VetchVicia sativaCommon VetchVicia sativaCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareSelfhealPrunella vulgarisSelfhealPrunella vulgarisCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasCommon PoppyPapaver rhoeasScented MayweedMatricaria chamomillaScented MayweedMatricaria chamomillaHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumHorse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanumGypsywortLycopus europaeusGypsywortLycopus europaeusCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisBulrushTypha latifoliaBulrushTypha latifoliaField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisFountain Feather-mossHygroamblystegium tenaxFountain Feather-mossHygroamblystegium tenaxCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon SallowSalix cinereaCommon SallowSalix cinereaSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusSmooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceusWhite WillowSalix albaWhite WillowSalix albaIvyHedera helixIvyHedera helixElmUlmusElmUlmusField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseField HorsetailEquisetum arvenseRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumMusk-mallowMalva moschataMusk-mallowMalva moschataBeetBeta vulgarisBeetBeta vulgarisReed Sweet-grassGlyceria maximaReed Sweet-grassGlyceria maximaSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumWhite Dead-nettleLamium albumBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBittersweetSolanum dulcamaraBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaGreater Pond-sedgeCarex ripariaGreater Pond-sedgeCarex ripariaRedshankPersicaria maculosaRedshankPersicaria maculosaYellow Water-lilyNuphar luteaYellow Water-lilyNuphar luteaFat-henChenopodium albumFat-henChenopodium albumGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisRed BartsiaOdontites vernusRed BartsiaOdontites vernusEucalyptusEucalyptusEucalyptusEucalyptusGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAlliaria petiolataYellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgarisYellow LoosestrifeLysimachia vulgarisWhite BryonyBryonia dioicaWhite BryonyBryonia dioicaField MapleAcer campestreField MapleAcer campestreAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaAgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoriaShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisShepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastorisCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusCrested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatusAppleMalusAppleMalusCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumPink-headed PersicariaPersicaria capitataPink-headed PersicariaPersicaria capitataMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisSmooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillarisWater MintMentha aquaticaWater MintMentha aquaticaCrocosmiaCrocosmiaCrocosmiaCrocosmiaSilver BirchBetula pendulaSilver BirchBetula pendulaYewTaxus baccataYewTaxus baccataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCat's-earHypochaeris radicataCrab AppleMalus sylvestrisCrab AppleMalus sylvestrisPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaPurple-loosestrifeLythrum salicariaWhite Water-lilyNymphaea albaWhite Water-lilyNymphaea albaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaSpirogyraSpirogyraSpirogyraSpirogyraLesser Swine-cressLepidium didymumLesser Swine-cressLepidium didymumHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumEvents & activities nearby
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