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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome24 ha
Getting here
53.05014, -1.13906
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦24+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Mallard
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking nearby, toilets nearby — easy to reach by car
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦24+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Mallard
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking nearby, toilets nearby — easy to reach by car
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Mallard, Robin +21 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Chaffinch, Mallard, Robin +21 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Orange Ladybird +21 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Slender Rush, Devil's-bit Scabious, Hard-fern +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — country park
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
toilets; Country park — designed for family visits
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country TrailWalking route▾
Robin Hood WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Hucknall Road WalkwayWalking route▾
38 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route N9Cycling route▾
Named routeRef N9Regional cycle route
Farleys Lane bridlewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network
River Leen ValleyCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route △Cycling route▾
Named routeRef △Local cycle route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
10,489 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,489 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Chaffinch · Mallard · Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit +19
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Badger
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterspring
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects24 species
springsummer
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · Orange Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Migrant Hawker +19
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
- Brown Hawker
Slender Rush · Devil's-bit Scabious · Hard-fern · Foxglove · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +67
- Slender RushJuncus tenuis
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
- Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Red CampionSilene dioica2024
- Fragrant Agrimony
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,489 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds24 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Chaffinch · Mallard · Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit +19
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Badger
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians3 species
winterspring
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects24 species
springsummer
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · Orange Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Migrant Hawker +19
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
- Brown Hawker
Slender Rush · Devil's-bit Scabious · Hard-fern · Foxglove · Common Bird's-foot-trefoil +67
- Slender RushJuncus tenuis
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis
- Hard-fernBlechnum spicant
- FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Red CampionSilene dioica2024
- Fragrant Agrimony
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aeshna grandis2025
Aeshna grandis2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2025Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2025Orchid BeetleDascillus cervinus2025Orchid BeetleDascillus cervinus2025Chirosia betuletiChirosia betuleti2025Chirosia betuletiChirosia betuleti2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2025Athous haemorrhoidalisAthous haemorrhoidalis2025SuilliaSuillia2025SuilliaSuillia2025Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus2025Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus2025Denticollis linearisDenticollis linearis2025Denticollis linearisDenticollis linearis2025Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2025Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2025Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025BibioBibio2025BibioBibio2025Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024Agrimonia procera
Agrimonia procera
Flattened Meadow-grassPoa compressaFlattened Meadow-grassPoa compressaGorseUlex europaeusGorseUlex europaeusHogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024Common BentAgrostis capillaris2024Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2024Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2024Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2024Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2024Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2024Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2024Cape-gooseberryPhysalis peruvianaCape-gooseberryPhysalis peruvianaHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleUmbellate HawkweedHieracium umbellatumUmbellate HawkweedHieracium umbellatumHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaHarebellCampanula rotundifoliaPyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalisPyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalisGreat MulleinVerbascum thapsus2024Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus2024Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2024Buckler-FernDryopteris affinis subsp. affinis2024Buckler-FernDryopteris affinis subsp. affinis2024Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2024Salix fragilisSalix fragilis2024Salix fragilisSalix fragilis2024CleaversGalium aparine2024CleaversGalium aparine2024Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2024Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2024Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2024Silver BirchBetula pendula2024Silver BirchBetula pendula2024Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus2024Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus2024Common SallowSalix cinerea2024Common SallowSalix cinerea2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2024Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2024Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2024Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2024Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024HollyIlex aquifolium2024HollyIlex aquifolium2024Wild CherryPrunus avium2024Wild CherryPrunus avium2024HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024HeatherCalluna vulgaris2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2024Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2024Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2024Dog-roseRosa canina2024Dog-roseRosa canina2024False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2024False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2024Common EyebrightEuphrasia nemorosa2024Common EyebrightEuphrasia nemorosa2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2024Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2024BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024BrackenPteridium aquilinum2024RaspberryRubus idaeus2024RaspberryRubus idaeus2024RowanSorbus aucuparia2024RowanSorbus aucuparia2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2024Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2024Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2024Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024Soft-rushJuncus effusus2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024White CampionSilene latifolia2024White CampionSilene latifolia2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2024Parsley-piertAphanes arvensis2024Parsley-piertAphanes arvensis2024Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2024Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2024Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2024Garden PrivetLigustrum ovalifolium2024Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2024False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024White CloverTrifolium repens2024BeechFagus sylvatica2024BeechFagus sylvatica2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024Lesser BurdockArctium minus2024Lesser BurdockArctium minus2024Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2024Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2024Events & activities nearby
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