RUSHCLIFFE COUNTRY PARK
75 ha
Plan your visit
🧺Picnic🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome75 ha
Getting here
52.88285, -1.14992
Open directionsv
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
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕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
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
9 activities🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Nature reserve — public outdoor space
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets, picnic area
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Nature reserve
Dogs allowed — nature reserve
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
The Big TrackWalking route▾
Named routeRef The Big TrackLocal walking route
Bunny Old Wood Nature TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Gotham Heritage TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef GHT
Broxtowe Country TrailWalking route▾
Asher Lanepublic footpath · 590 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 590 mSurface concretePath type: unclassified
Asher Lanepublic footpath · 384 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 384 mSurface concretePath type: unclassified
Moor Lanepublic footpath · 2.5 km▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 2.5 kmSurface earthPath type: footway
32 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Clifton <> City CentreCycling route▾
Named routeRef N1Regional cycle route
Route 1Cycling route▾
New cycle lanes built and open for use after road wideneing, currently unsigned
Named routeRef R1Local cycle route
Lilac GroveCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Lady Bay <> South Nottm CollegeCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Grantham CanalCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Lake in Rushcliffe Country Park
Photos
Lake in Rushcliffe Country Park
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
32,662 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
32,662 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds42 species
summerautumn
2026Mallard · Carrion Crow · Robin · Dunnock · Woodpigeon
+37 more speciesHide species list
All 42 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
Common Earwig · Bishop's Mitre · Corizus hyoscyami · Pterostichus melanarius · Small Black Ant
+20 more speciesHide species list
All 25 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
- Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2025
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
- Pterostichus melanariusPterostichus melanarius2025
- Small Black AntLasius niger2025
Spindle · Maple · Bulrush · Hawthorn · Hedgerow Crane's-bill
+32 more speciesHide species list
All 37 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- SpindleEuonymus europaeus
- MapleAcer
- BulrushTypha latifolia
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Water Mint
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
32,662 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds42 species
summerautumn
2026Mallard · Carrion Crow · Robin · Dunnock · Woodpigeon
+37 more speciesHide species list
All 42 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- TealAnas crecca2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
🦌Mammals2 species
summerautumn
2025Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
Common Earwig · Bishop's Mitre · Corizus hyoscyami · Pterostichus melanarius · Small Black Ant
+20 more speciesHide species list
All 25 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
- Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2025
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
- Pterostichus melanariusPterostichus melanarius2025
- Small Black AntLasius niger2025
Spindle · Maple · Bulrush · Hawthorn · Hedgerow Crane's-bill
+32 more speciesHide species list
All 37 plants recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- SpindleEuonymus europaeus
- MapleAcer
- BulrushTypha latifolia
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
- Water Mint
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Mentha aquatica
Mentha aquatica
Marsh-mallowAlthaea officinalisMarsh-mallowAlthaea officinalisBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusRowanSorbus aucupariaRowanSorbus aucupariaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon Evening-primroseOenothera biennisCommon Evening-primroseOenothera biennisCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareOxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgareAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisAutumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalisPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsusMugwortArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArtemisia vulgarisHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansCreeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptansField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisField BindweedConvolvulus arvensisMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaMeadowsweetFilipendula ulmariaTansyTanacetum vulgareTansyTanacetum vulgareSlender Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus angustissimusSlender Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus angustissimusDogwoodCornus sanguineaDogwoodCornus sanguineaCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaCherry PlumPrunus cerasiferaYarrowAchillea millefoliumYarrowAchillea millefoliumScots PinePinus sylvestrisScots PinePinus sylvestrisRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCommon ReedPhragmites australisCommon ReedPhragmites australisLesser BurdockArctium minusLesser BurdockArctium minusWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumWild CarrotDaucus carotaWild CarrotDaucus carotaCommon WhitebeamSorbus ariaCommon WhitebeamSorbus ariaCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraYellow IrisIris pseudacorusYellow IrisIris pseudacorus