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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha
Getting here
53.01370, -1.11371
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
8 activities🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Robin Hood WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Hucknall Road WalkwayWalking route▾
41 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NTU City Campus to New Basford Avoiding Tram LinesCycling route▾
Named routeRef NTU - New BasfordLocal cycle route
River LeenCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Gedling <> ArnoldCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Gedling Village <> Burton JoyceCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Gedling <> MapperleyCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route N9Cycling route▾
Named routeRef N9Regional cycle route
Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
Killisick Lane Ordnance Survey trig point beside footpath in woodland
Photos
Killisick Lane Ordnance Survey trig point beside footpath in woodland
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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Wildlife to spot
9,529 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,529 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds40 species
winterspringautumn
2025Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Dunnock
+35 more speciesHide species list
All 40 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummer
2025Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Pipistrelle Bat species · Badger
+1 more speciesHide species list
All 6 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐝Insects8 species
winterspringsummer
2026Hornet Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird · House-fly · Large Red Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird
+3 more speciesHide species list
All 8 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- House-flyMusca domestica2025
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
- 7-spot Ladybird
Razor Strop Fungus · Torth Felen · Roundspored Oysterling · Jelly Ear · Coprinopsis canoceps
+28 more speciesHide species list
All 33 fungi recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Razor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulina
- Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare
- Roundspored OysterlingCrepidotus cesatii
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
- Coprinopsis canocepsCoprinopsis canoceps
- Milky BonnetHemimycena lactea
Creeping Buttercup · Forked Veilwort · Garlic Mustard · Horse-chestnut · Petty Spurge
+38 more speciesHide species list
All 43 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024
- Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2024
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024
- Atlas Poppy
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,529 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds40 species
winterspringautumn
2025Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Dunnock
+35 more speciesHide species list
All 40 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Troglodytes troglodytes indigenusTroglodytes troglodytes indigenus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummer
2025Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Pipistrelle Bat species · Badger
+1 more speciesHide species list
All 6 mammals recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- BadgerMeles meles
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
🐝Insects8 species
winterspringsummer
2026Hornet Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird · House-fly · Large Red Damselfly · 7-spot Ladybird
+3 more speciesHide species list
All 8 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2024
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- House-flyMusca domestica2025
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
- 7-spot Ladybird
Razor Strop Fungus · Torth Felen · Roundspored Oysterling · Jelly Ear · Coprinopsis canoceps
+28 more speciesHide species list
All 33 fungi recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Razor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulina
- Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare
- Roundspored OysterlingCrepidotus cesatii
- Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
- Coprinopsis canocepsCoprinopsis canoceps
- Milky BonnetHemimycena lactea
Creeping Buttercup · Forked Veilwort · Garlic Mustard · Horse-chestnut · Petty Spurge
+38 more speciesHide species list
All 43 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Forked VeilwortMetzgeria furcata
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2024
- Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2024
- Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2024
- Atlas Poppy
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coccinella septempunctata2025
Coccinella septempunctata2025
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024Chilacis typhaeChilacis typhae2024Chilacis typhaeChilacis typhae2024Birch ClubhornCimbex femoratus2024Birch ClubhornCimbex femoratus2024Scaly EarthballScleroderma verrucosumScaly EarthballScleroderma verrucosumAniseed FunnelClitocybe odoraAniseed FunnelClitocybe odoraDeer ShieldPluteus cervinusDeer ShieldPluteus cervinusYellowing Curtain CrustStereum subtomentosumYellowing Curtain CrustStereum subtomentosumCommon EarthballScleroderma citrinumCommon EarthballScleroderma citrinumKing Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentricaKing Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentricaFalse ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiacaFalse ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiacaStereum ramealeStereum ramealeStereum ramealeStereum ramealeOrange MosscapRickenella fibulaOrange MosscapRickenella fibulaTurkeytailTrametes versicolorTurkeytailTrametes versicolorRusset ToughshankGymnopus dryophilusRusset ToughshankGymnopus dryophilusMatt BoleteXerocomellus pruinatusMatt BoleteXerocomellus pruinatusSagaranella tylicolorSagaranella tylicolorSagaranella tylicolorSagaranella tylicolorWatery ToughshankGymnopus aquosusWatery ToughshankGymnopus aquosusCandlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylonCandlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylonSmall StagshornCalocera corneaSmall StagshornCalocera corneaCoral SpotNectria cinnabarinaCoral SpotNectria cinnabarinaSycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinumSycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinumAmbarelo'r BwganMacrolepiota proceraAmbarelo'r BwganMacrolepiota proceraHairy Nuts DiscoLanzia echinophilaHairy Nuts DiscoLanzia echinophilaSnapping BonnetMycena vitilisSnapping BonnetMycena vitilisHoof FungusFomes fomentariusHoof FungusFomes fomentariusSpring BrittlestemPsathyrella spadiceogriseaSpring BrittlestemPsathyrella spadiceogriseaStump PuffballApioperdon pyriformeStump PuffballApioperdon pyriformeFelted TwigletTubaria conspersaFelted TwigletTubaria conspersaCrimped GillPlicatura crispaCrimped GillPlicatura crispaYellowfoot WaxcapCuphophyllus flavipes2024Yellowfoot WaxcapCuphophyllus flavipes2024Papaver atlanticum2024
Papaver atlanticum2024
Monkey-puzzleAraucaria araucana2024Monkey-puzzleAraucaria araucana2024CockspurEchinochloa crus-galliCockspurEchinochloa crus-galliSowbreadCyclamen hederifoliumSowbreadCyclamen hederifoliumSweet VioletViola odorataSweet VioletViola odorataCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaCommon Feather-mossKindbergia praelongaSageSalvia officinalis2024SageSalvia officinalis2024Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2024Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2024Thorn-appleDatura stramonium2024Thorn-appleDatura stramonium2024Michaelmas-DaisyAster2024Michaelmas-DaisyAster2024False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Black BryonyTamus communis2024Black BryonyTamus communis2024Bush VetchVicia sepium2024Bush VetchVicia sepium2024Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2024Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2024Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2024Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2024False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2024False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2024CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2024Adria BellflowerCampanula portenschlagiana2024Adria BellflowerCampanula portenschlagiana2024CleaversGalium aparine2024CleaversGalium aparine2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024HawthornCrataegus monogyna2024New Zealand FlaxPhormium tenax2024New Zealand FlaxPhormium tenax2024Lily-of-the-valleyConvallaria majalis2024Lily-of-the-valleyConvallaria majalis2024Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2024Mind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleirolii2024Mind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleirolii2024Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2024Red ValerianCentranthus ruber2024Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2024Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum2024Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2024Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024SpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliata2024SpringbeautyClaytonia perfoliata2024DaisyBellis perennis2024DaisyBellis perennis2024White Dead-nettleLamium album2024White Dead-nettleLamium album2024