Gedling Country Park
197 ha
Plan your visit
🧺Picnic🦅Birds🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome197 ha
Getting here
52.99063, -1.08508
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- 🐕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
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Magpie +72 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Magpie +72 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Yellowfoot Waxcap, Green Elfcup, Oak Crust +46 more · last seen 2024
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Large White +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km16 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Big TrackWalking route▾
Named routeRef The Big TrackLocal walking route
Arboretum Route 1Walking route▾
Arboretum Route 2Walking route▾
Park StepsWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Kingfisher RouteWalking route▾
43 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
Family Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Midland Road Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Gedling <> ArnoldCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Gedling Village <> Burton JoyceCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain Bike RouteMountain bike route▾
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Gedling Country Park, New Years Day 2019
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Wildlife to spot
20,248 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
20,248 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Green Woodpecker · Moorhen · Robin · Woodpigeon · Coot +37
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- White StorkCiconia ciconia2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Fox · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Xylota segnis · Broad Centurion +15
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis
- Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
- Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
- Corizus hyoscyami
Scaly Earthball · Aniseed Funnel · Deer Shield · Yellowing Curtain Crust · Razor Strop Fungus +27
- Scaly EarthballScleroderma verrucosum
- Aniseed FunnelClitocybe odora
- Deer ShieldPluteus cervinus
- Yellowing Curtain CrustStereum subtomentosum
- Razor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulina
- Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare
- Roundspored Oysterling
Wild Teasel · Hogweed · Common Nettle · Yorkshire-fog · Wood Avens +42
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
20,248 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Green Woodpecker · Moorhen · Robin · Woodpigeon · Coot +37
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- CootFulica atra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- White StorkCiconia ciconia2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Red Fox · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Pipistrelle Bat species
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Xylota segnis · Broad Centurion +15
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis
- Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
- Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
- Corizus hyoscyami
Scaly Earthball · Aniseed Funnel · Deer Shield · Yellowing Curtain Crust · Razor Strop Fungus +27
- Scaly EarthballScleroderma verrucosum
- Aniseed FunnelClitocybe odora
- Deer ShieldPluteus cervinus
- Yellowing Curtain CrustStereum subtomentosum
- Razor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulina
- Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare
- Roundspored Oysterling
Wild Teasel · Hogweed · Common Nettle · Yorkshire-fog · Wood Avens +42
- Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
- Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami
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Crepidotus cesatii
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