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Catholic Church of St Thomas More

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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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
🐕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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Minotaur Beetle, Cream-streaked Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +3 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Minotaur Beetle, Cream-streaked Ladybird, 2-spot Ladybird +3 more · last seen 2026

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: Broxtowe Country Trail

Varies

Hiking

Moderate match

Named hiking route nearby: Broxtowe Country Trail

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

The Big TrackWalking route

Named routeRef The Big TrackLocal walking route

Arboretum Route 1Walking route

Named route

Arboretum Route 2Walking route

Named route

Park StepsWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Broxtowe Country TrailWalking route

Named route

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Cycling

107 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

Lenton Lane Cycle GatewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

River LeenCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Bennerley Viaduct ViewpointCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route N9Cycling route

Named routeRef N9Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

60,543 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

60,543 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

winter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon +34

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
CootFulica atra2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects6 species

winter

2026

Minotaur Beetle · Cream-streaked Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis · 7-spot Ladybird +1

Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

60,543 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

winter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon +34

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great TitParus major2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
CootFulica atra2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects6 species

winter

2026

Minotaur Beetle · Cream-streaked Ladybird · 2-spot Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis · 7-spot Ladybird +1

Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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