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52.92984, -1.11131

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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
🐕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
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

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🐕Dogs welcome

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4 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Mallard +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Mallard +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Migrant Hawker, Banded Demoiselle, Common Blue Damselfly +53 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Migrant Hawker, Banded Demoiselle, Common Blue Damselfly +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Common Liverwort, Parsley-leaved Bramble · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Liverwort, Parsley-leaved Bramble · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

23 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

The Big TrackWalking route

Named routeRef The Big TrackLocal walking route

Grantham Canal Bi-Centenial Canalside WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Arboretum Route 1Walking route

Named route

Arboretum Route 2Walking route

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Park StepsWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

83 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 15Cycling route

Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network

NTU City Campus to New Basford Avoiding Tram LinesCycling route

Named routeRef NTU - New BasfordLocal cycle route

Lenton Lane Cycle GatewayCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Family Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Midland Road Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Gedling Village <> Burton JoyceCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Mountain Bike RouteMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

47,440 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

47,440 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds72 species

spring

2026

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Mallard · Blackbird · Robin +67

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
CootFulica atra2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GadwallMareca strepera
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
TealAnas crecca
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
SmewMergellus albellus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025

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Mammals5 species

spring

2025

Red Fox · Hedgehog · Harvest Mouse · Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

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Amphibians2 species

spring

2026

Common Frog · Smooth Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

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Insects55 species

springsummer

2026

Migrant Hawker · Banded Demoiselle · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Black-tailed Skimmer +50

Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Parasyrphus nigritarsisParasyrphus nigritarsis2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Variable DamselflyCoenagrion pulchellum2025
Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens2025
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025
Coccidula rufaCoccidula rufa2025
Small Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatus2025
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025
Back-SwimmerNotonecta2025
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Chalcosyrphus nemorumChalcosyrphus nemorum2025
NeoasciaNeoascia2025
Cheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsis2025
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025
Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium2025
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025

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Plants65 species

springsummer

2025

Hornbeam · Narrow-leaved Pepperwort · Wall-rue · Greater Duckweed · Celery-leaved Buttercup +60

HornbeamCarpinus betulus
Narrow-leaved PepperwortLepidium ruderale
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Greater DuckweedSpirodela polyrhiza
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus
Dwarf MallowMalva neglecta
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum
Red CampionSilene dioica
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Small NettleUrtica urens
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
BulrushTypha latifolia
Lesser BulrushTypha angustifolia
Hybrid ReedmaceTypha angustifolia x latifolia = T. x glauca
Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris
Salix fragilisSalix fragilis
Pale GalingaleCyperus eragrostis
Common DuckweedLemna minor
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Hairy Finger-grassDigitaria sanguinalis
Hybrid CampionSilene dioica x latifolia = S. x hampeana
Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica
Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides
Sharp-toothed MintMentha longifolia x spicata = M. x villosonervata
ArrowheadSagittaria sagittifolia
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia
Common RestharrowOnonis repens
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Musk-mallowMalva moschata
Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Parsley-leaved BrambleRubus laciniatus
Six-rowed BarleyHordeum vulgare
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
Common Club-rushSchoenoplectus lacustris
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
Common CornsaladValerianella locusta
Keeled-fruited CornsaladValerianella carinata
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum
Wild MignonetteReseda lutea
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Least Yellow-sorrelOxalis exilis
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

47,440 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds72 species

spring

2026

Woodpigeon · Magpie · Mallard · Blackbird · Robin +67

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
CootFulica atra2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GadwallMareca strepera
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
TealAnas crecca
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
SmewMergellus albellus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025

🦌

Mammals5 species

spring

2025

Red Fox · Hedgehog · Harvest Mouse · Brown Rat · Grey Squirrel

Red FoxVulpes vulpes
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
Brown RatRattus norvegicus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

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Amphibians2 species

spring

2026

Common Frog · Smooth Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects55 species

springsummer

2026

Migrant Hawker · Banded Demoiselle · Common Blue Damselfly · Common Darter · Black-tailed Skimmer +50

Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
SyrphusSyrphus2025
Parasyrphus nigritarsisParasyrphus nigritarsis2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricketMeconema meridionale2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2025
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Variable DamselflyCoenagrion pulchellum2025
Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens2025
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025
Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2025
Coccidula rufaCoccidula rufa2025
Small Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatus2025
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2025
Back-SwimmerNotonecta2025
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata2025
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
Black ClockPterostichus madidus2025
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025
Chalcosyrphus nemorumChalcosyrphus nemorum2025
NeoasciaNeoascia2025
Cheilosia albitarsisCheilosia albitarsis2025
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025
Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium2025
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025

🌿

Plants65 species

springsummer

2025

Hornbeam · Narrow-leaved Pepperwort · Wall-rue · Greater Duckweed · Celery-leaved Buttercup +60

HornbeamCarpinus betulus
Narrow-leaved PepperwortLepidium ruderale
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria
Greater DuckweedSpirodela polyrhiza
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus
Dwarf MallowMalva neglecta
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum
Red CampionSilene dioica
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Small NettleUrtica urens
Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes
Hart's-TongueAsplenium scolopendrium
BulrushTypha latifolia
Lesser BulrushTypha angustifolia
Hybrid ReedmaceTypha angustifolia x latifolia = T. x glauca
Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris
Salix fragilisSalix fragilis
Pale GalingaleCyperus eragrostis
Common DuckweedLemna minor
Canadian FleabaneErigeron canadensis
Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
Hairy Finger-grassDigitaria sanguinalis
Hybrid CampionSilene dioica x latifolia = S. x hampeana
Water-plantainAlisma plantago-aquatica
Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Floating PennywortHydrocotyle ranunculoides
Sharp-toothed MintMentha longifolia x spicata = M. x villosonervata
ArrowheadSagittaria sagittifolia
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia
Common RestharrowOnonis repens
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Musk-mallowMalva moschata
Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Parsley-leaved BrambleRubus laciniatus
Six-rowed BarleyHordeum vulgare
Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Hemlock Water-dropwortOenanthe crocata
Common Club-rushSchoenoplectus lacustris
Red ValerianCentranthus ruber
Common CornsaladValerianella locusta
Keeled-fruited CornsaladValerianella carinata
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
ColtsfootTussilago farfara
RamsonsAllium ursinum
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Butterfly-bushBuddleja davidii
AlexandersSmyrnium olusatrum
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum
Wild MignonetteReseda lutea
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
Least Yellow-sorrelOxalis exilis
Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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