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Bridgford Park

18 ha

📷 Kate Jewell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome18 ha

Getting here

52.93398, -1.12684

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Alfresco Caffè — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
☕Alfresco Caffè — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking· PaidPlaygroundToilets

Best for

11 activities

Family friendly

Very strong match

playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +67 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Playgrounds

Very strong match

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +67 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Picnic day out

Strong match

café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Migrant Hawker, Common Darter, Southern Hawker +35 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The Big TrackWalking route

Named routeRef The Big TrackLocal walking route

Grantham Canal Bi-Centenial Canalside WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Arboretum Route 1Walking route

Named route

Arboretum Route 2Walking route

Named route

Park StepsWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

101 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 15Cycling route

Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network

NTU City Campus to New Basford Avoiding Tram LinesCycling route

Named routeRef NTU - New BasfordLocal cycle route

Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Lenton Lane Cycle GatewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Family Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

River LeenCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Mountain Bike RouteMountain bike route

Named route

🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

76,151 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

76,151 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

winter

2026

House Sparrow · Great Tit · Blackcap · Robin · Dunnock +43

House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great TitParus major
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
TealAnas crecca
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
JackdawColoeus monedula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
CootFulica atra2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025

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Amphibians2 species

spring

2026

Common Frog · Smooth Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Varied Carpet Beetle

Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci

🌿

Plants1 species

autumn

2025

Common Sorrel

Common SorrelRumex acetosa

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

76,151 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

winter

2026

House Sparrow · Great Tit · Blackcap · Robin · Dunnock +43

House SparrowPasser domesticus
Great TitParus major
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
MagpiePica pica
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
TealAnas crecca
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
JackdawColoeus monedula
GreenfinchChloris chloris
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
CootFulica atra2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025

🐸

Amphibians2 species

spring

2026

Common Frog · Smooth Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

Varied Carpet Beetle

Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci

🌿

Plants1 species

autumn

2025

Common Sorrel

Common SorrelRumex acetosa

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Kate Jewell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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