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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
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

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🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParking· PaidPlayground

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7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

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Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Tufted Duck, Mallard, Coot +56 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Tufted Duck, Mallard, Coot +56 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter, Migrant Hawker +151 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Common Darter, Migrant Hawker +151 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bulrush, Hawthorn, Greater Plantain +73 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bulrush, Hawthorn, Greater Plantain +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Bulrush, Hawthorn, Rowan +11 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route

The Big TrackWalking route

Named routeRef The Big TrackLocal walking route

Bunny Old Wood Nature TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Gotham Heritage TrailWalking route

Named routeRef GHT

Broxtowe Country TrailWalking route

Named route

Asher Lanepublic footpath · 590 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 590 mSurface concretePath type: unclassified

🚴

Cycling

41 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Broxtowe Country TrailCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

West Bridgford to Cotgrave (via A52)Cycling route

Named routeUk Nottinghamshire

Lenton Abbey <> City CentreCycling route

Named routeRef N3Regional cycle route

Clifton <> City CentreCycling route

Named routeRef N1Regional cycle route

West Bridgford - TrentsideCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 1Cycling route

New cycle lanes built and open for use after road wideneing, currently unsigned

Named routeRef R1Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

28,965 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

28,965 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds33 species

summer

2026

Mallard · Tufted Duck · Mute Swan · Blackcap · Coot +28

MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
CootFulica atra2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Red KiteMilvus milvus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

summer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Daubenton's Bat

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii

🐟

Fish1 species

summer

2025

Common Carp

Common CarpCyprinus carpio

🐝

Insects59 species

summer

2026

Western Conifer Seed Bug · Common Earwig · Bishop's Mitre · Bembidion lampros · Corizus hyoscyami +54

Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2025
Bembidion lamprosBembidion lampros2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
Pterostichus melanariusPterostichus melanarius2025
Small Black AntLasius niger2025
Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025
Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025
Opomyza florumOpomyza florum2025
Common Spangle GallNeuroterus quercusbaccarum2025
Knopper GallAndricus quercuscalicis2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2025
Common WainscotMythimna pallens2025
Beautiful PlumeAmblyptilia acanthadactyla2025
Double-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciata2025
SnoutHypena proboscidalis2025
Least Yellow UnderwingNoctua interjecta caliginosa2025
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025
Chevron Grass-mothAgriphila geniculea2025
Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2025
Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2025
Common Grass-veneerAgriphila tristella2025
Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2025
Large Fruit-tree TortrixArchips podana2025
CampionSideridis rivularis2025
Riband WaveIdaea aversata2025
Oak Hook-tipWatsonalla binaria2025
Small Blood-veinScopula imitaria2025
Beautiful Hook-tipLaspeyria flexula2025
Orange SwiftTriodia sylvina2025
Orange SallowTiliacea citrago2025
Gold TriangleHypsopygia costalis2025
Old LadyMormo maura2025
Meadow TortrixGrapholita compositella2025
Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta puta2025
Brindled Poplar TortrixEpinotia nisella2025
Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa fuliginosa2025
Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2025
Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana2025
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2025
Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2025
Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2025
Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2025
Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2025
Centre-barred SallowAtethmia centrago2025
Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2025

🌿

Plants40 species

summer

2025

Spindle · Maple · Bulrush · Hawthorn · Hedgerow Crane's-bill +35

SpindleEuonymus europaeus
MapleAcer
BulrushTypha latifolia
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Water MintMentha aquatica
Marsh-mallowAlthaea officinalis
BrambleRubus fruticosus
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Common Evening-primroseOenothera biennis
Curled DockRumex crispus
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
TansyTanacetum vulgare
Slender Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus angustissimus
DogwoodCornus sanguinea
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Common ReedPhragmites australis
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Wild CarrotDaucus carota
Common WhitebeamSorbus aria
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

28,965 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds33 species

summer

2026

Mallard · Tufted Duck · Mute Swan · Blackcap · Coot +28

MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
CootFulica atra2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
TealAnas crecca2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
Red KiteMilvus milvus
LapwingVanellus vanellus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025

🦌

Mammals4 species

summer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Soprano Pipistrelle · Daubenton's Bat

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii

🐟

Fish1 species

summer

2025

Common Carp

Common CarpCyprinus carpio

🐝

Insects59 species

summer

2026

Western Conifer Seed Bug · Common Earwig · Bishop's Mitre · Bembidion lampros · Corizus hyoscyami +54

Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis2025
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2025
Bembidion lamprosBembidion lampros2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
Pterostichus melanariusPterostichus melanarius2025
Small Black AntLasius niger2025
Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025
Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2025
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025
Opomyza florumOpomyza florum2025
Common Spangle GallNeuroterus quercusbaccarum2025
Knopper GallAndricus quercuscalicis2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2025
Common WainscotMythimna pallens2025
Beautiful PlumeAmblyptilia acanthadactyla2025
Double-striped PugGymnoscelis rufifasciata2025
SnoutHypena proboscidalis2025
Least Yellow UnderwingNoctua interjecta caliginosa2025
Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba2025
Chevron Grass-mothAgriphila geniculea2025
Vine's RusticHoplodrina ambigua2025
Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2025
Common Grass-veneerAgriphila tristella2025
Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua fimbriata2025
Large Fruit-tree TortrixArchips podana2025
CampionSideridis rivularis2025
Riband WaveIdaea aversata2025
Oak Hook-tipWatsonalla binaria2025
Small Blood-veinScopula imitaria2025
Beautiful Hook-tipLaspeyria flexula2025
Orange SwiftTriodia sylvina2025
Orange SallowTiliacea citrago2025
Gold TriangleHypsopygia costalis2025
Old LadyMormo maura2025
Meadow TortrixGrapholita compositella2025
Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta puta2025
Brindled Poplar TortrixEpinotia nisella2025
Ruby TigerPhragmatobia fuliginosa fuliginosa2025
Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2025
Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittana2025
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2025
Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2025
Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2025
Light EmeraldCampaea margaritaria2025
Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum2025
Centre-barred SallowAtethmia centrago2025
Willow BeautyPeribatodes rhomboidaria2025

🌿

Plants40 species

summer

2025

Spindle · Maple · Bulrush · Hawthorn · Hedgerow Crane's-bill +35

SpindleEuonymus europaeus
MapleAcer
BulrushTypha latifolia
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Water MintMentha aquatica
Marsh-mallowAlthaea officinalis
BrambleRubus fruticosus
RowanSorbus aucuparia
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Common Evening-primroseOenothera biennis
Curled DockRumex crispus
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum
Great MulleinVerbascum thapsus
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Hemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinum
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
TansyTanacetum vulgare
Slender Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus angustissimus
DogwoodCornus sanguinea
Cherry PlumPrunus cerasifera
YarrowAchillea millefolium
Scots PinePinus sylvestris
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Common ReedPhragmites australis
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Wild CarrotDaucus carota
Common WhitebeamSorbus aria
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus
Wild MarjoramOriganum vulgare
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

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📷 David Lally · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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