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Bulwell Hall Park

148 ha

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

Plan your visit

AncientBirdsBluebells
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome148 ha

Getting here

53.01406, -1.20379

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Mallard
  • 💜Bluebell walks is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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
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Best for

14 activities

Ancient woodland

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Coot, Mallard, Pochard +66 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Free

Bluebell walks

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Fox-tail Feather-moss, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss +1 more · last seen 2024

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Coot, Mallard, Pochard +66 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Papillate Pinkgill, Wood Blewits +125 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Broxtowe Country TrailWalking route
Named route
Erewash Valley TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Robin Hood WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Hucknall Road WalkwayWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

62 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
River LeenCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route N9Cycling route
Named routeRef N9Regional cycle route
Farleys Lane bridlewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
OR3Cycling route
Named routeRef OR3Regional cycle route
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Horse riding

18 public paths nearby

Public paths
Blenheim Lanebridleway · 444 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 444 mPath type: unclassified
Farleys Lanebridleway · 75 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 75 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway
Farleys Lanebridleway · 44 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 44 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
Blenheim Lanebridleway · 190 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 190 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Blenheim Lanebridleway · 447 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 447 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bulwell Hall Park, Bulwell NG6, Notts.

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

Bulwell Hall Park, Bulwell NG6, Notts.

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