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Albert Village Park

2 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

52.75887, -1.55292

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Magpie
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mute Swan and Magpie
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mute Swan, Magpie, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Mute Swan, Magpie, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Physcia tenella, Illosporiopsis christiansenii, Netted Shield Lichen +9 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Speckled Wood, Ringlet, Large White +93 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

National Forest WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Ivanhoe WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Coton in the Elms Circular WalkWalking route10 km

Named routeLength 10 kmLocal walking route

Spires and SteeplesWalking route

Named route

Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km

Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route

Thorpe Downs Roadpublic footpath · 100 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 100 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

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Cycling

75 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Conkers CircuitCycling route

Named routeRef Conkers CircuitRound tripLocal cycle route

Route 63Cycling route

Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network

N/ACycling route26 m

Named routeLength 26 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route600 m

Named routeLength 600 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

N/ACycling route2 km

Named routeLength 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

N/ACycling route18 m

Named routeLength 18 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

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Mountain biking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Family Forest Trail (Yellow)Mountain bike route

Named routeRef Family Forest TrailRound trip

Wood Farm TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRef Wood Farm Trail

Shell Brook TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRef Shell Brook TrailRound tripLocal cycle route

Hicks Lodge TrailMountain bike route

Named route

The Tramway TrailMountain bike route

Named routeRef The Tramway Trail

Wildlife to spot

35,120 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

35,120 records · National Biodiversity Network

🌿

Plants126 species

spring

2026

Common Nettle · Dandelion · Alder · Meadow Buttercup · Blackthorn +121

Common NettleUrtica dioica
DandelionTaraxacum
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
HollyIlex aquifolium
White CloverTrifolium repens
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Rosa caninaRosa canina
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
CleaversGalium aparine
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Henbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicaule
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Hard RushJuncus inflexus
BrambleRubus fruticosus
DaisyBellis perennis
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
AshFraxinus excelsior
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Greater PlantainPlantago major
NipplewortLapsana communis
DogwoodCornus sanguinea
Curled DockRumex crispus
Wild CherryPrunus avium
Goat WillowSalix caprea
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
HazelCorylus avellana
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
BroomCytisus scoparius
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Field MapleAcer campestre
AspenPopulus tremula
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Wild CarrotDaucus carota
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
daffodilsNarcissus
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Wood SpurgeEuphorbia amygdaloides
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Himalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsii
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Norway MapleAcer platanoides
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
ElderSambucus nigra
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa
Reflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestre
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Lesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformis
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum
Wood Small-reedCalamagrostis epigejos
Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Common CouchElymus repens
Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
WeldReseda luteola
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
YewTaxus baccata
Hoary PlantainPlantago media
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
Snow-in-summerCerastium tomentosum
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
Hawkweed OxtonguePicris hieracioides
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites
Parsley-piertAphanes arvensis
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
Hyacinthoides hispanicaHyacinthoides hispanica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

35,120 records · National Biodiversity Network

🌿

Plants126 species

spring

2026

Common Nettle · Dandelion · Alder · Meadow Buttercup · Blackthorn +121

Common NettleUrtica dioica
DandelionTaraxacum
AlderAlnus glutinosa
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
HollyIlex aquifolium
White CloverTrifolium repens
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Rosa caninaRosa canina
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
CleaversGalium aparine
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Henbit Dead-nettleLamium amplexicaule
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa
Hard RushJuncus inflexus
BrambleRubus fruticosus
DaisyBellis perennis
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
AshFraxinus excelsior
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Greater PlantainPlantago major
NipplewortLapsana communis
DogwoodCornus sanguinea
Curled DockRumex crispus
Wild CherryPrunus avium
Goat WillowSalix caprea
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
HazelCorylus avellana
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Soft-rushJuncus effusus
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
BroomCytisus scoparius
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Field MapleAcer campestre
AspenPopulus tremula
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Wild CarrotDaucus carota
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica
daffodilsNarcissus
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Wood SpurgeEuphorbia amygdaloides
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Himalayan CotoneasterCotoneaster simonsii
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Norway MapleAcer platanoides
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
ElderSambucus nigra
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
ColumbineAquilegia vulgaris
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa
Reflexed StonecropPetrosedum rupestre
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Lesser Pond-sedgeCarex acutiformis
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum
Wood Small-reedCalamagrostis epigejos
Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Common CouchElymus repens
Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis
WeldReseda luteola
Greater CelandineChelidonium majus
Procumbent PearlwortSagina procumbens
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
YewTaxus baccata
Hoary PlantainPlantago media
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
Welsh PoppyPapaver cambricum
Snow-in-summerCerastium tomentosum
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
FeverfewTanacetum parthenium
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale
Hawkweed OxtonguePicris hieracioides
Ivy-leaved ToadflaxCymbalaria muralis
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana
Common MallowMalva sylvestris
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
Rue-leaved SaxifrageSaxifraga tridactylites
Parsley-piertAphanes arvensis
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
Hyacinthoides hispanicaHyacinthoides hispanica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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