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🦉 Wildlife🐴 Horses🦅 Birds
Free entry Dogs welcome 178 ha
Places › England › East Midlands › Gedling Getting here
53.07362, -1.12007
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐴 1 horse riding trail(s) — is at its best in summer 🐕 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 🐴 1 horse riding trail(s) — is at its best in summer 🐕 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🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🐴 Horse riding
Very strong match
1 horse riding trail(s)
Varies
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Athous haemorrhoidalis, Cantharis nigricans, Cantharis rustica +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Neat Feather-moss, Redshank +52 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Neat Feather-moss, Redshank +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
2 marked walking trail(s)
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Robin Hood Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 National Cycle Network
Show on map River Leen Valley Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 136 m ▾
Named route Length 136 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 428 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 428 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface bareearth
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 149 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 149 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 73 m ▾
Named route Ref 6 Length 73 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
8,125 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,125 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit +37
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jay Garrulus glandarius Skylark Alauda arvensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rook Corvus frugilegus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Swallow Hirundo rustica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa House Sparrow Passer domesticus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tawny Owl Strix aluco Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Whitethroat Curruca communis Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Cercopis vulnerata · Cantharis nigricans · Cantharis rustica · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Syrphus +5
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Syrphus Syrphus Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Athous haemorrhoidalis Slender Rush · Pendulous Sedge · Heath Speedwell · Rum Cherry · Sulphur Cinquefoil +4
Slender Rush Juncus tenuis Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis Rum Cherry Prunus serotina Sulphur Cinquefoil Potentilla recta Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,125 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit +37
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Coal Tit Periparus ater Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jay Garrulus glandarius Skylark Alauda arvensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rook Corvus frugilegus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Dunnock Prunella modularis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Swallow Hirundo rustica Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Coot Fulica atra Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa House Sparrow Passer domesticus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Tawny Owl Strix aluco Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Whitethroat Curruca communis Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Cercopis vulnerata · Cantharis nigricans · Cantharis rustica · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Syrphus +5
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata Cantharis nigricans Cantharis nigricans Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Syrphus Syrphus Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Athous haemorrhoidalis Slender Rush · Pendulous Sedge · Heath Speedwell · Rum Cherry · Sulphur Cinquefoil +4
Slender Rush Juncus tenuis Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula Heath Speedwell Veronica officinalis Rum Cherry Prunus serotina Sulphur Cinquefoil Potentilla recta Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Great Mullein Verbascum thapsus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Athous haemorrhoidalis
Athous haemorrhoidalis
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare
Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus
Jet Ant Lasius fuliginosus
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Broom Cytisus scoparius 