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Clifton Green

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.90811, -1.18786

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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
  • 🌿Foraging 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
Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pochard +86 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pochard +86 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — False Oat-grass, Hawthorn, Meadowsweet +124 more · last seen 2025; Plants — False Oat-grass, Hawthorn, Meadowsweet +124 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Meadowsweet, Bramble +14 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Common Green Grasshopper +23 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Small White, Common Green Grasshopper +23 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Big TrackWalking route
Named routeRef The Big TrackLocal walking route
Park StepsWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Skylark RouteWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Gotham Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeRef GHT
Broxtowe Country TrailWalking route
Named route
🚴

Cycling

98 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 15Cycling route
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Lenton Lane Cycle GatewayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cliton to City CentreCycling route
Named routeRef N1Regional cycle route
N14 <> Colwick ParkCycling route
Named routeUk Nottingham
Trent Basin <> SneintonCycling route
Named routeUk Nottingham
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Yew Tree Lanebridleway · 70 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 70 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Clifton Green

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Rushcliffe Country ParkUrban park3.8 km→🦉RUSHCLIFFE COUNTRY PARKNature reserve3.8 km→🏞️RUSHCLIFFECountry park3.8 km→🦉WOLLATON PARKNature reserve4.5 km→🌱Wollaton ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Weirfield Recreation GroundUrban park1.1 km→

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