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Places › England › East Midlands › Gedling Getting here
53.07795, -1.12984
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Robin, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Athous haemorrhoidalis, Cantharis nigricans, Cantharis rustica +63 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Athous haemorrhoidalis, Cantharis nigricans, Cantharis rustica +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Neat Feather-moss, Redshank +50 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Neat Feather-moss, Redshank +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Robin Hood Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
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Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map N/A Cycling route 339 m ▾
Named route Length 339 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 136 m ▾
Named route Length 136 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 428 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 428 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface bareearth
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Named route Ref 6 Length 149 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
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Named route Ref 6 Length 73 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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Wildlife to spot
17,202 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,202 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Blue Tit +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Jay Garrulus glandarius Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Swallow Hirundo rustica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Skylark Alauda arvensis Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Rook Corvus frugilegus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Whitethroat Curruca communis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Siskin Spinus spinus House Martin Delichon urbicum Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Coot Fulica atra Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Rabbit · Roe Deer
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Syrphus · Batman Hoverfly · Athous haemorrhoidalis +4
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Syrphus Syrphus Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis Cercopis vulnerata Slender Rush · Pendulous Sedge · Heath Speedwell · Rum Cherry · Sulphur Cinquefoil +1
Slender Rush Juncus tenuis Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis Rum Cherry Prunus serotina Sulphur Cinquefoil Potentilla recta Hard-fern Blechnum spicant Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,202 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Blue Tit +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Jay Garrulus glandarius Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Swallow Hirundo rustica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Skylark Alauda arvensis Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Rook Corvus frugilegus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Whitethroat Curruca communis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Siskin Spinus spinus House Martin Delichon urbicum Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Coot Fulica atra Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Rabbit · Roe Deer
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Western Conifer Seed Bug · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Syrphus · Batman Hoverfly · Athous haemorrhoidalis +4
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Syrphus Syrphus Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis Cercopis vulnerata Slender Rush · Pendulous Sedge · Heath Speedwell · Rum Cherry · Sulphur Cinquefoil +1
Slender Rush Juncus tenuis Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis Rum Cherry Prunus serotina Sulphur Cinquefoil Potentilla recta Hard-fern Blechnum spicant Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cercopis vulnerata
Cercopis vulnerata
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
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