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Places › England › East Midlands › Gedling Getting here
52.97694, -1.08039
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 284m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 284m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Coot, Mallard, Magpie +87 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Coot, Mallard, Magpie +87 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large White +64 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large White +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Big Track Walking route ▾
Named route Ref The Big Track Local walking route
Show on map The Smew Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Shoveler Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Kingfisher Route Walking route ▾
Mallard Route Walking route ▾
70 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 15 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 15 National Cycle Network
Show on map NTU City Campus to New Basford Avoiding Tram Lines Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NTU - New Basford Local cycle route
Show on map Family Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Midland Road Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Gedling <> Arnold Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Gedling Village <> Burton Joyce Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain Bike Route Mountain bike route ▾
Photos Church of All Hallows, Gedling
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Episyrphus balteatus
Episyrphus balteatus
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Epistrophe nitidicollis Epistrophe nitidicollis
Epistrophe nitidicollis Epistrophe nitidicollis
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum
Goat's-rue Galega officinalis
Goat's-rue Galega officinalis
Fig-leaved Goosefoot Chenopodium ficifolium
Fig-leaved Goosefoot Chenopodium ficifolium
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum
Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
White Dead-nettle Lamium album
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris
Cockspur Echinochloa crus-galli
Cockspur Echinochloa crus-galli
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica
Sweet Alison Lobularia maritima
Sweet Alison Lobularia maritima
Bilbao Fleabane Erigeron floribundus
Bilbao Fleabane Erigeron floribundus
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum
Wood Club-rush Scirpus sylvaticus
Wood Club-rush Scirpus sylvaticus
Stone Parsley Sison amomum
Stone Parsley Sison amomum
Perennial Wall-rocket Diplotaxis tenuifolia
Perennial Wall-rocket Diplotaxis tenuifolia
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus
Small Toadflax Chaenorhinum minus
Small Toadflax Chaenorhinum minus
Wild Mignonette Reseda lutea
Wild Mignonette Reseda lutea
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica 