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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Places › England › East Midlands › Gedling Getting here
53.04184, -1.13436
Open directionsv 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Orange Ladybird +62 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Darter, Orange Ladybird +62 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Forked Veilwort, Cape Thread-moss, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss +4 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Forked Veilwort, Cape Thread-moss, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss +4 more · last seen 2024
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country Trail Walking route ▾
Robin Hood Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Hucknall Road Walkway Walking route ▾
41 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Broxtowe Country Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route N9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref N9 Regional cycle route
Show on map Farleys Lane bridleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Arnold <> Gedling Country Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Arnold <> Mapperley & Carlton Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map Photos A614 at junction of B6386
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Wildlife to spot
12,204 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,204 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird +35
Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Coal Tit Periparus ater Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Common Pipistrelle
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Brown Hawker +12
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus Devil's-bit Scabious · Hard-fern · Flattened Meadow-grass · Slender Rush · Fragrant Agrimony +8
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis Hard-fern Blechnum spicant Flattened Meadow-grass Poa compressa Slender Rush Juncus tenuis Fragrant Agrimony Agrimonia procera Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Cape-gooseberry Physalis peruviana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,204 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird +35
Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Tit Parus major Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Coal Tit Periparus ater Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Common Pipistrelle
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Brown Hawker +12
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025 Orchid Beetle Dascillus cervinus Devil's-bit Scabious · Hard-fern · Flattened Meadow-grass · Slender Rush · Fragrant Agrimony +8
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis Hard-fern Blechnum spicant Flattened Meadow-grass Poa compressa Slender Rush Juncus tenuis Fragrant Agrimony Agrimonia procera Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Cape-gooseberry Physalis peruviana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata
Chirosia betuleti Chirosia betuleti2025
Chirosia betuleti Chirosia betuleti2025
Suillia Suillia2025
Suillia Suillia2025
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans2025
Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus2025
Denticollis linearis Denticollis linearis2025
Denticollis linearis Denticollis linearis2025
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2025
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Bibio Bibio2025
Bibio Bibio2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Umbellate Hawkweed Hieracium umbellatum
Umbellate Hawkweed Hieracium umbellatum
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Gorse Ulex europaeus Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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