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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.91000, -1.03616
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Ringed Plover and Mallard
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Little Ringed Plover and Mallard
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Mallard, Moorhen +79 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Little Ringed Plover, Mallard, Moorhen +79 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Eristalis pertinax, 7-spot Ladybird +93 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km15 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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▾
43 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
West Bridgford to Cotgrave (via A52)Cycling route▾
Named routeUk Nottinghamshire
Trent Basin <> Colwick Country ParkCycling route▾
Named routeUk Nottingham
Colwick <> City CentreCycling route▾
Named routeRef N14Regional cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain Bike RouteMountain bike route▾
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Cotgrave Colliery tableau
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
20,610 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
20,610 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Little Ringed Plover · Hobby · Blue Tit · Jay · Magpie +28
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MagpiePica pica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- CootFulica atra
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
Otter
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects50 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus ribesii · Common Darter · Eristalis pertinax · Helophilus pendulus +45
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
🌿Plants25 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Meadow Brome · Fig-leaved Goosefoot · Southern Marsh-orchid · Common Reed +20
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Meadow BromeBromus racemosus subsp. commutatus
- Fig-leaved GoosefootChenopodium ficifolium
- Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa
- Common ReedPhragmites australis
- Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
20,610 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds33 species
winterspringsummer
2026▾
Little Ringed Plover · Hobby · Blue Tit · Jay · Magpie +28
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
- HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MagpiePica pica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- CootFulica atra
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
Otter
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects50 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus ribesii · Common Darter · Eristalis pertinax · Helophilus pendulus +45
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
🌿Plants25 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil · Meadow Brome · Fig-leaved Goosefoot · Southern Marsh-orchid · Common Reed +20
- Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
- Meadow BromeBromus racemosus subsp. commutatus
- Fig-leaved GoosefootChenopodium ficifolium
- Southern Marsh-orchidDactylorhiza praetermissa
- Common ReedPhragmites australis
- Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorBatman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2025Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2025Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratusGorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratusCheilosia grossaCheilosia grossaCheilosia grossaCheilosia grossaGorse WeevilExapion ulicisGorse WeevilExapion ulicisSphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2025Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Melangyna umbellatarumMelangyna umbellatarum2025Melangyna umbellatarumMelangyna umbellatarum2025Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Xylota sylvarumXylota sylvarum2025Xylota sylvarumXylota sylvarum202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Dolichovespula mediaDolichovespula media2025Dolichovespula mediaDolichovespula media2025Broad-barred FusehornArge cyanocrocea2025Broad-barred FusehornArge cyanocrocea2025Eristalinus sepulchralisEristalinus sepulchralis2025Eristalinus sepulchralisEristalinus sepulchralis2025Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025Phyllaphis fagiPhyllaphis fagi2025Phyllaphis fagiPhyllaphis fagi2025Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2025Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2025Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2025Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumGreat WillowherbEpilobium hirsutumBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisMarsh WoundwortStachys palustrisRibwort 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 aurantiacaRye BromeBromus secalinusRye BromeBromus secalinusBee OrchidOphrys apiferaBee OrchidOphrys apiferaSpreading Meadow-grassPoa humilisSpreading Meadow-grassPoa humilisBalkan SpurgeEuphorbia oblongataBalkan SpurgeEuphorbia oblongataAshFraxinus 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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