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Bestwood Country Park

84 ha

📷 David Hallam-Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsPicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome84 ha

Getting here

53.01898, -1.15824

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🐕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
ParkingPicnic spot

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Dunnock +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Dunnock +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird, caddisflies +241 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird, caddisflies +241 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 21 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
Lamin's Lanepublic footpath · 484 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 484 mPath type: service
Woodchurch Roadpublic footpath · 32 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 32 mPath type: residential
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 Country Park, NG6, Notts

📷 David Hallam-Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bestwood Country Park, NG6, Notts

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Titchfield ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Merlin ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Woodthorpe Grange ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Arnot Hill ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Bestwood Country ParkUrban park400 m→🌱Bestwood Country Park (Mill Lakes)Urban park1.9 km→

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