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🌱 Urban park

Bestwood Country Park

434 ha

Getting here

53.01790, -1.16388

Best for

3 activities

Dog walks

Free78%

Dogs allowed with public access

Family friendly

Free68%

Urban park — family destination

Picnic day out

Free62%

Urban park — open green space

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

52

3 named nearby · 49 public paths

Named routePublic access
🚴

Cycling

64

64 named nearby

Named route
🐴

Horse riding

2

2 public paths

Public access

Named routes and paths nearby

Broxtowe Country Trail · Cycling0
River Leen · Cycling0
Gedling <> Arnold · Cycling0
Gedling <> Mapperley · Cycling0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
Park Road · public footpath
Mill Lane · public footpath
Lamin's Lane · public footpath

About this urban park

Bestwood Country Park is a urban park covering 434 hectares.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Junction of paths, The Warren, Bestwood Country Park

Junction of paths, The Warren, Bestwood Country Park

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🌱 Visiting this spring

  • 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
  • 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

Facilities

🅿️

Parking

2 nearby · 484m

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km