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Bestwood Colliery engine house

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📷 Chris Allen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

53.02155, -1.17206

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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
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird, caddisflies +252 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird, caddisflies +252 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Creeping Feather-moss, Neat Feather-moss · last seen 2025; Plants — Creeping Feather-moss, Neat Feather-moss · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Broxtowe Country TrailWalking route
Named route
Robin Hood WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Hucknall Road WalkwayWalking route
Named route
Park Roadpublic footpath · 423 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 423 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

63 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
River LeenCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Gedling <> ArnoldCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Gedling <> MapperleyCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route N9Cycling route
Named routeRef N9Regional cycle route
Mapperley <> Burton JoyceCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bestwood Colliery - winding engine

📷 Chris Allen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bestwood Colliery - winding engine

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Titchfield ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Merlin ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Woodthorpe Grange ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Arnot Hill ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Bestwood Country ParkUrban park700 m→🌱Bestwood Country Park (Mill Lakes)Urban park900 m→

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