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Places › England › East Midlands › Nottingham Getting here
52.96008, -1.16143
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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 149m 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 149m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Canada Goose, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Canada Goose, Mallard, Black-headed Gull +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, 2-spot Ladybird +132 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, 2-spot Ladybird +132 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The Big Track Walking route ▾
Named route Ref The Big Track Local walking route
Show on map Arboretum Route 1 Walking route ▾
Arboretum Route 2 Walking route ▾
Park Steps Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Kingfisher Route Walking route ▾
138 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 Broxtowe Country Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Lenton Lane Cycle Gateway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Family Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map River Leen Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain Bike Route Mountain bike route ▾
Photos Steeplejacks on All Saints church
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Wildlife to spot
20,451 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,451 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 19 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Canada Goose · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Coot · Moorhen +14
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Badger · Common Pipistrelle
Badger Meles meles Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Trioza centranthi · Common Darter · Eristalis tenax · Culiseta annulata +5
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 🌿 Plants 5 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Jersey Cudweed · Red Goosefoot · Small Nettle · Oriental Plane · White Dead-nettle
Jersey Cudweed Laphangium luteoalbum Red Goosefoot Oxybasis rubra Small Nettle Urtica urens Oriental Plane Platanus orientalis White Dead-nettle Lamium album Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,451 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 19 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Canada Goose · Mallard · Black-headed Gull · Coot · Moorhen +14
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Badger · Common Pipistrelle
Badger Meles meles Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Trioza centranthi · Common Darter · Eristalis tenax · Culiseta annulata +5
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata2025 Syrphus Syrphus2025 🌿 Plants 5 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Jersey Cudweed · Red Goosefoot · Small Nettle · Oriental Plane · White Dead-nettle
Jersey Cudweed Laphangium luteoalbum Red Goosefoot Oxybasis rubra Small Nettle Urtica urens Oriental Plane Platanus orientalis White Dead-nettle Lamium album Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Cryptosiphum artemisiae Cryptosiphum artemisiae2025
Cryptosiphum artemisiae Cryptosiphum artemisiae2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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