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Christ Church

📷 Oxymoron · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

52.98356, -1.19724

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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
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
☕Leonardo's Lounge — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
☕Leonardo's Lounge — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Pochard, Woodpigeon, Magpie +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pochard, Woodpigeon, Magpie +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Strong match

Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Snapping Bonnet, Papillate Pinkgill +140 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Snapping Bonnet, Papillate Pinkgill +140 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Alder Leaf Beetle +69 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Alder Leaf Beetle +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Good match

café

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

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

🚴

Cycling

97 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

River LeenCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Route N9Cycling route

Named routeRef N9Regional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

13,997 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

13,997 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds20 species

spring

2026

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan +15

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Erithacus rubecula melophilusErithacus rubecula melophilus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

summer

2025

Indet. Deer · Water Vole

Indet. DeerCervidae
Water VoleArvicola amphibius

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Smooth Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects17 species

springautumn

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Long-winged Cone-head · Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae +12

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecaePemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Peripsocus milleriPeripsocus milleri
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata
SyrphusSyrphus
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni

🍄

Fungi44 species

autumn

2025

Rosy Navel · Geopora arenicola · Torth Felen · Bolete Mould · Chicken Of The Woods +39

Rosy NavelContumyces rosellus
Geopora arenicolaGeopora arenicola
Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare
Bolete MouldHypomyces chrysospermus
Chicken Of The WoodsLaetiporus sulphureus
Silky RosegillVolvariella bombycina
Ganoderma adspersumGanoderma adspersum
Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa
Dead Man's FingersXylaria polymorpha
Snowy DiscoLachnum virgineum
Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum
Deer ShieldPluteus cervinus
Redleg ToughshankGymnopus erythropus
False ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiaca
Beefsteak FungusFistulina hepatica
Giant PolyporeMeripilus giganteus
Dryad's SaddlePolyporus squamosus
Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum
Netted CrustByssomerulius corium
Willow ShieldPluteus salicinus
Charcoal BurnerRussula cyanoxantha
Brown RollrimPaxillus involutus
Artist's BracketGanoderma applanatum
Verdigris RoundheadStropharia aeruginosa
Lilac FibrecapInocybe lilacina
Stinking DapperlingLepiota cristata
Hoof FungusFomes fomentarius
Yellow FieldcapBolbitius titubans
Bleeding Conifer CrustStereum sanguinolentum
Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
Penny BunBoletus edulis
Bluefoot BoleteXerocomellus cisalpinus
Fool's FunnelClitocybe rivulosa
Coral SpotNectria cinnabarina
Common EarthballScleroderma citrinum
Crystal BrainExidia nucleata
Hare's EarOtidea onotica
White DapperlingLeucoagaricus leucothites
Shaggy InkcapCoprinus comatus
Razor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulina
Oak BlackheadDiatrypella quercina
Wood WoollyfootGymnopus peronatus
Magpie InkcapCoprinopsis picacea
Honey FungusArmillaria mellea

🌿

Plants56 species

spring

2025

Daisy · Water Bent · Red Clover · Holly · Black Nightshade +51

DaisyBellis perennis
Water BentPolypogon viridis
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
HollyIlex aquifolium
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
BeechFagus sylvatica
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Common MilletPanicum miliaceum
CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis
White MelilotMelilotus albus
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Monkeyflower SpeciesErythranthe
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
False London-rocketSisymbrium loeselii
Argentinian VervainVerbena bonariensis
Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata
Pink-sorrelOxalis articulata
Rat's-tail FescueVulpia myuros
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
Norway MapleAcer platanoides
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Large-leaved LimeTilia platyphyllos
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Portugal LaurelPrunus lusitanica
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum
Red CampionSilene dioica
Perennial CornflowerCentaurea montana
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Wych ElmUlmus glabra
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Wild CherryPrunus avium
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Bush VetchVicia sepium
AshFraxinus excelsior
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Red FescueFestuca rubra
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Atlas PoppyPapaver atlanticum
Cypress SpurgeEuphorbia cyparissias

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

13,997 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds20 species

spring

2026

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull · Mute Swan +15

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Erithacus rubecula melophilusErithacus rubecula melophilus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

summer

2025

Indet. Deer · Water Vole

Indet. DeerCervidae
Water VoleArvicola amphibius

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Smooth Newt

Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects17 species

springautumn

2025

7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Long-winged Cone-head · Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae +12

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
Pemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecaePemphigus (Pemphigus) spyrothecae
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Peripsocus milleriPeripsocus milleri
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Murky-legged Black LegionnaireBeris chalybata
SyrphusSyrphus
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni

🍄

Fungi44 species

autumn

2025

Rosy Navel · Geopora arenicola · Torth Felen · Bolete Mould · Chicken Of The Woods +39

Rosy NavelContumyces rosellus
Geopora arenicolaGeopora arenicola
Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare
Bolete MouldHypomyces chrysospermus
Chicken Of The WoodsLaetiporus sulphureus
Silky RosegillVolvariella bombycina
Ganoderma adspersumGanoderma adspersum
Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa
Dead Man's FingersXylaria polymorpha
Snowy DiscoLachnum virgineum
Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum
Deer ShieldPluteus cervinus
Redleg ToughshankGymnopus erythropus
False ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiaca
Beefsteak FungusFistulina hepatica
Giant PolyporeMeripilus giganteus
Dryad's SaddlePolyporus squamosus
Sycamore TarspotRhytisma acerinum
Netted CrustByssomerulius corium
Willow ShieldPluteus salicinus
Charcoal BurnerRussula cyanoxantha
Brown RollrimPaxillus involutus
Artist's BracketGanoderma applanatum
Verdigris RoundheadStropharia aeruginosa
Lilac FibrecapInocybe lilacina
Stinking DapperlingLepiota cristata
Hoof FungusFomes fomentarius
Yellow FieldcapBolbitius titubans
Bleeding Conifer CrustStereum sanguinolentum
Jelly EarAuricularia auricula-judae
Penny BunBoletus edulis
Bluefoot BoleteXerocomellus cisalpinus
Fool's FunnelClitocybe rivulosa
Coral SpotNectria cinnabarina
Common EarthballScleroderma citrinum
Crystal BrainExidia nucleata
Hare's EarOtidea onotica
White DapperlingLeucoagaricus leucothites
Shaggy InkcapCoprinus comatus
Razor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulina
Oak BlackheadDiatrypella quercina
Wood WoollyfootGymnopus peronatus
Magpie InkcapCoprinopsis picacea
Honey FungusArmillaria mellea

🌿

Plants56 species

spring

2025

Daisy · Water Bent · Red Clover · Holly · Black Nightshade +51

DaisyBellis perennis
Water BentPolypogon viridis
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
HollyIlex aquifolium
Black NightshadeSolanum nigrum
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
BeechFagus sylvatica
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Common MilletPanicum miliaceum
CockspurEchinochloa crus-galli
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis
White MelilotMelilotus albus
Silver BirchBetula pendula
Monkeyflower SpeciesErythranthe
Tufted VetchVicia cracca
Marsh CudweedGnaphalium uliginosum
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
False London-rocketSisymbrium loeselii
Argentinian VervainVerbena bonariensis
Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata
Pink-sorrelOxalis articulata
Rat's-tail FescueVulpia myuros
Wall BarleyHordeum murinum
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola
Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
Norway MapleAcer platanoides
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Wood AnemoneAnemone nemorosa
Large-leaved LimeTilia platyphyllos
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Portugal LaurelPrunus lusitanica
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum
Red CampionSilene dioica
Perennial CornflowerCentaurea montana
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Wych ElmUlmus glabra
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Wild CherryPrunus avium
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Bush VetchVicia sepium
AshFraxinus excelsior
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Red FescueFestuca rubra
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Atlas PoppyPapaver atlanticum
Cypress SpurgeEuphorbia cyparissias

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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