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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Gedling Getting here
53.07405, -1.11907
Open directionsv 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Athous haemorrhoidalis, Cantharis nigricans, Cantharis rustica +72 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Athous haemorrhoidalis, Cantharis nigricans, Cantharis rustica +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Neat Feather-moss, Redshank +52 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Neat Feather-moss, Redshank +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Robin Hood Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map River Leen Valley Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 339 m ▾
Named route Length 339 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 136 m ▾
Named route Length 136 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 428 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 428 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface bareearth
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 149 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 149 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
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Wildlife to spot
8,134 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,134 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Blue Tit +36
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jay Garrulus glandarius Skylark Alauda arvensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Rook Corvus frugilegus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Swallow Hirundo rustica Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Coot Fulica atra Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Whitethroat Curruca communis Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Cercopis vulnerata · Cantharis nigricans · Cantharis rustica · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Athous haemorrhoidalis +5
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis Syrphus Syrphus Batman Hoverfly Slender Rush · Pendulous Sedge · Heath Speedwell · Rum Cherry · Sulphur Cinquefoil +4
Slender Rush Juncus tenuis Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis Rum Cherry Prunus serotina Sulphur Cinquefoil Potentilla recta Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,134 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Blue Tit +36
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jay Garrulus glandarius Skylark Alauda arvensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Rook Corvus frugilegus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Swallow Hirundo rustica Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Coot Fulica atra Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Whitethroat Curruca communis Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Cercopis vulnerata · Cantharis nigricans · Cantharis rustica · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Athous haemorrhoidalis +5
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis Syrphus Syrphus Batman Hoverfly Slender Rush · Pendulous Sedge · Heath Speedwell · Rum Cherry · Sulphur Cinquefoil +4
Slender Rush Juncus tenuis Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis Rum Cherry Prunus serotina Sulphur Cinquefoil Potentilla recta Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Myathropa florea
Myathropa florea
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus
Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Broom Cytisus scoparius Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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