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Governors' Field Recreation Ground

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

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WildlifeBirdsPitches
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

53.02284, -1.06082

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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

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Large White, Gatekeeper +66 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Large White, Gatekeeper +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground; Playing field

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Trent Valley WayWalking route304 km
Named routeLength 304 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Robin Hood WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Church Walkpublic footpath · 190 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 190 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Gedling <> ArnoldCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Gedling Village <> Burton JoyceCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Gedling <> MapperleyCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Mapperley <> Burton JoyceCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Arnolt Hill Park <> Mapperley & CarltonCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Arnold <> Gedling Country ParkCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Roe Hillbridleway · 320 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 320 mPath type: bridleway
Roe Hillbridleway · 49 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 49 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Roe Hillbridleway · 141 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 141 mSurface concretePath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Governors' Field

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

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Gedling Country ParkUrban park3.9 km→🦉GEDLING COUNTRY PARKNature reserve4 km→🌱Roberts Recreation GroundUrban park4.3 km→🌱Lambley Lane Recreation Ground (North)Urban park4.7 km→🌱Washington CourtUrban park4.9 km→🦉THE HOBBUCKSNature reserve3.7 km→

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