Battle Headquarters Watchtower
0 ha
Getting here
53.02218, -1.22753
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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
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕The Flying Pan — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕The Flying Pan — a good base for a longer summer day out
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
6 of the best Circular WalkWalking route▾
Another 6 of the best Circular WalkWalking route▾
Broxtowe Country TrailWalking route▾
Erewash Valley TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Robin Hood WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
58 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
River LeenCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Bennerley Viaduct ViewpointCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route N9Cycling route▾
Named routeRef N9Regional cycle route
Farleys Lane bridlewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
OR3Cycling route▾
Named routeRef OR3Regional cycle route
Photos
Former airfield battle headquarters, Watnall Airfield, Hucknall
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Wildlife to spot
17,916 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
17,916 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
summerautumn
2026▾
House Sparrow · House Martin · Kestrel · Blackbird · Little Owl +32
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Great TitParus major
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Sphaerophoria · Field Grasshopper · Eristalis tenax · Lymexylon navale · Marmalade Hoverfly
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Lymexylon navaleLymexylon navale
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Ribwort Plantain · Hawthorn · Great Willowherb · Yarrow · Prickly Sow-thistle +81
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
17,916 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds37 species
summerautumn
2026▾
House Sparrow · House Martin · Kestrel · Blackbird · Little Owl +32
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Little OwlAthene noctua2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Great TitParus major
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Sphaerophoria · Field Grasshopper · Eristalis tenax · Lymexylon navale · Marmalade Hoverfly
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- Lymexylon navaleLymexylon navale
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Ribwort Plantain · Hawthorn · Great Willowherb · Yarrow · Prickly Sow-thistle +81
- Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas