Cotgrave Country Park
211 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome211 ha
Getting here
52.92163, -1.03837
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Ringed Plover and Mallard
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 183m away
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Ringed Plover and Mallard
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 183m away
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Mallard, Moorhen +80 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Mammals — Mole, Roe Deer, Badger +11 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Eristalis pertinax +89 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km15 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Grantham Canal Bi-Centenial Canalside WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
The Smew TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Shoveler TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Kingfisher RouteWalking route▾
Mallard RouteWalking route▾
47 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 15Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network
Fosse 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Family Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Midland Road Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
West Bridgford to Cotgrave (via A52)Cycling route▾
Named routeUk Nottinghamshire
Burton Joyce <> ColwickCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain Bike RouteMountain bike route▾
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Bright sunlight, thickening cloud, Cotgrave Country Park
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
21,222 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
21,222 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds25 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Little Ringed Plover · Hobby · Jay · Great Crested Grebe · Coot +20
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- CootFulica atra
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Otter
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects52 species
springautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus ribesii · Common Darter · Dock Bug · Helophilus pendulus +47
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
🌿Plants21 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Rye Brome · Common Reed · Hedge Bindweed · Great Willowherb +16
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Rye BromeBromus secalinus
- Common ReedPhragmites australis
- Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
21,222 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds25 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Little Ringed Plover · Hobby · Jay · Great Crested Grebe · Coot +20
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- CootFulica atra
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Otter
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects52 species
springautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus ribesii · Common Darter · Dock Bug · Helophilus pendulus +47
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
🌿Plants21 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Rye Brome · Common Reed · Hedge Bindweed · Great Willowherb +16
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Rye BromeBromus secalinus
- Common ReedPhragmites australis
- Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
- Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
- BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2025Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025Broad-barred FusehornArge cyanocrocea2025Broad-barred FusehornArge cyanocrocea2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratusGorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratusCheilosia grossaCheilosia grossaCheilosia grossaCheilosia grossaGorse WeevilExapion ulicisGorse WeevilExapion ulicisSphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Lucerne BugAdelphocoris lineolatus2025Lucerne BugAdelphocoris lineolatus2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2025Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2025Melangyna umbellatarumMelangyna umbellatarum2025Melangyna umbellatarumMelangyna umbellatarum2025Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Dolichovespula mediaDolichovespula media2025Dolichovespula mediaDolichovespula media2025Eristalinus sepulchralisEristalinus sepulchralis2025Eristalinus sepulchralisEristalinus sepulchralis2025Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025Variable DamselflyCoenagrion pulchellum2025Variable DamselflyCoenagrion pulchellum2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Phyllaphis fagiPhyllaphis fagi2025Phyllaphis fagiPhyllaphis fagi2025Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2025Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2025Marsh Woundwort
Marsh Woundwort
Stachys palustris
Stachys palustris
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCaucasian CrosswortPhuopsis stylosaCaucasian CrosswortPhuopsis stylosaSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusMusk-mallowMalva moschataMusk-mallowMalva moschataLady's BedstrawGalium verumLady's BedstrawGalium verumHedge BedstrawGalium albumHedge BedstrawGalium albumFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaFox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiacaMeadow BromeBromus racemosus subsp. commutatusMeadow BromeBromus racemosus subsp. commutatusBee OrchidOphrys apiferaBee OrchidOphrys apiferaAshFraxinus excelsiorAshFraxinus excelsiorSanicleSanicula europaeaSanicleSanicula europaeaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaGround-ivyGlechoma hederaceaCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaCommon Cord-mossFunaria hygrometricaEvents & activities nearby
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