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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 208 ha
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53.01980, -1.16719
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▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDogs allowed — country park
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Country park — designed for family visits
Free
Country park — good for group day out
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Robin Hood Way
Free
Country park — managed habitat
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 59 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Broxtowe Country Trail Walking route ▾
Robin Hood Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Hucknall Road Walkway Walking route ▾
Mill Lane public footpath · 138 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 138 m Path type: residential
Show on map Goosedale Lane public footpath · 401 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 401 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Goosedale Lane public footpath · 1.2 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 1.2 km Surface gravel Path type: unclassified
Show on map 63 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map River Leen Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Gedling <> Arnold Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Gedling <> Mapperley Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route N9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref N9 Regional cycle route
Show on map Mapperley <> Burton Joyce Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Bestwood is a Country Park in Gedling, covering 208 hectares. The park features ancient woodlands and grasslands, providing habitats for a wide range of wildlife, with extensive trails for walking, cycling, and nature exploration.
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44,817 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 44,817 records · National Biodiversity Network Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Great Tit +31
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird +34
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae Common Hemp-nettle · Umbellate Hawkweed · Wild Angelica · Pale Persicaria · Marsh Thistle +39
Common Hemp-nettle Galeopsis tetrahit Umbellate Hawkweed Hieracium umbellatum Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris Pale Persicaria Persicaria lapathifolia Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum Wych Elm Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 44,817 records · National Biodiversity Network Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Great Tit +31
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Pond Terrapin
Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird · 22-spot Ladybird +34
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae Common Hemp-nettle · Umbellate Hawkweed · Wild Angelica · Pale Persicaria · Marsh Thistle +39
Common Hemp-nettle Galeopsis tetrahit Umbellate Hawkweed Hieracium umbellatum Wild Angelica Angelica sylvestris Pale Persicaria Persicaria lapathifolia Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre Hedgerow Crane's-bill Geranium pyrenaicum Wych Elm Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Notiophilus Notiophilus2025
Notiophilus Notiophilus2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Opomyza germinationis Opomyza germinationis2025
Opomyza germinationis Opomyza germinationis2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
Large Willow Aphid Tuberolachnus (Tuberolachnus) salignus
Psychoda Psychoda
Psychoda Psychoda
Palloptera ustulata Palloptera ustulata2025
Palloptera ustulata Palloptera ustulata2025
Lauxaniidae Lauxaniidae2025
Lauxaniidae Lauxaniidae2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Eremocoris podagricus Eremocoris podagricus2025
Eremocoris podagricus Eremocoris podagricus2025
Aphodius Aphodius2025
Aphodius Aphodius2025
Lagria Lagria2025
Lagria Lagria2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Suillia Suillia2025
Suillia Suillia2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Hydroptilidae Hydroptilidae2025
Hydroptilidae Hydroptilidae2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Empoasca Empoasca2025
Empoasca Empoasca2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Otiorhynchus armadillo Otiorhynchus armadillo2025
Otiorhynchus armadillo Otiorhynchus armadillo2025
Limnephilus flavicornis Limnephilus flavicornis2025
Limnephilus flavicornis Limnephilus flavicornis2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Hornet Vespa crabro2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
caddisflies Trichoptera2025
caddisflies Trichoptera2025
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus2025
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Bright Four-spined Legionnaire Chorisops nagatomii2025
Bright Four-spined Legionnaire Chorisops nagatomii2025 Ulmus glabra
Ulmus glabra
Turkey Oak Quercus cerris
Turkey Oak Quercus cerris
Tansy Tanacetum vulgare
Tansy Tanacetum vulgare
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Common Comfrey Symphytum officinale
Common Comfrey Symphytum officinale
Thorn-apple Datura stramonium
Thorn-apple Datura stramonium
Black Bent Agrostis gigantea
Black Bent Agrostis gigantea
Common Sedge Carex nigra
Common Sedge Carex nigra
Cornus sanguinea subsp. australis Cornus sanguinea subsp. australis
Cornus sanguinea subsp. australis Cornus sanguinea subsp. australis
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
Compact Rush Juncus conglomeratus
Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia
Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium
Corn Spurrey Spergula arvensis
Corn Spurrey Spergula arvensis
Common Spike-rush Eleocharis palustris
Common Spike-rush Eleocharis palustris
Black-grass Alopecurus myosuroides
Black-grass Alopecurus myosuroides
Black-bindweed Fallopia convolvulus
Black-bindweed Fallopia convolvulus
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus
Jointed Rush Juncus articulatus
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Marsh-marigold Caltha palustris
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus
Fool's Parsley Aethusa cynapium
Fool's Parsley Aethusa cynapium
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia
Creeping-Jenny Lysimachia nummularia
Creeping-Jenny Lysimachia nummularia
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus
Smooth Tare Ervum tetraspermum
Smooth Tare Ervum tetraspermum
Orange Balsam Impatiens capensis
Orange Balsam Impatiens capensis
Narrow-leaved Meadow-grass Poa angustifolia
Narrow-leaved Meadow-grass Poa angustifolia
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Ground-elder Aegopodium podagraria
Broad-leaved Osier Salix viminalis x caprea = S. x smithiana
Broad-leaved Osier Salix viminalis x caprea = S. x smithiana
Bearded Couch Elymus caninus
Bearded Couch Elymus caninus
Square-stalked Willowherb Epilobium tetragonum
Square-stalked Willowherb Epilobium tetragonum
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Velvet Bent Agrostis canina
Velvet Bent Agrostis canina
Slender Tufted-sedge Carex acuta
Slender Tufted-sedge Carex acuta
Lesser Pond-sedge Carex acutiformis
Lesser Pond-sedge Carex acutiformis
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium
Wild Mignonette Reseda lutea
Wild Mignonette Reseda lutea
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea
Lesser Stitchwort Stellaria graminea 