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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Gedling Getting here
53.02963, -1.08654
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ 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 — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Speckled Wood, Common Blue Damselfly +68 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Speckled Wood, Common Blue Damselfly +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Robin Hood Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Dark Lane public footpath · 806 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 806 m Path type: footway
Show on map 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Gedling <> Arnold Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Gedling <> Mapperley Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route N9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref N9 Regional cycle route
Show on map Mapperley <> Burton Joyce Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Arnolt Hill Park <> Mapperley & Carlton Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Arnold <> Gedling Country Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Spindle Lane bridleway · 39 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 39 m Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map Spindle Lane bridleway · 1.8 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1.8 km Surface gravel Path type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
14,243 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,243 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Blackcap +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Apodemus
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Apodemus Apodemus2024 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Large Red Damselfly · Peacock · Green-veined White · Speckled Wood · Gatekeeper
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Peacock Aglais io2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Ramsons · Common Dog-violet · Marsh Woundwort · Perennial Sow-thistle · Common Bent +6
Ramsons Allium ursinum Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris2024 Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2024 Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2024 Bugloss Lycopsis arvensis2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,243 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Blackcap +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Apodemus
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Apodemus Apodemus2024 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Large Red Damselfly · Peacock · Green-veined White · Speckled Wood · Gatekeeper
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Peacock Aglais io2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Ramsons · Common Dog-violet · Marsh Woundwort · Perennial Sow-thistle · Common Bent +6
Ramsons Allium ursinum Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana Marsh Woundwort Stachys palustris2024 Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis2024 Common Bent Agrostis capillaris2024 Bugloss Lycopsis arvensis2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Field Pansy Viola arvensis2024
Field Pansy Viola arvensis2024
Yellow Bristle-grass Setaria pumila2024
Yellow Bristle-grass Setaria pumila2024
Toad Rush Juncus bufonius2024
Toad Rush Juncus bufonius2024
Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum2024
Marsh Cudweed Gnaphalium uliginosum2024
Black-grass Alopecurus myosuroides2024
Black-grass Alopecurus myosuroides2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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